On August 14th, Delta County Planning Department Staff presented a plan to the Delta County Planning Commission to repeal Delta County’s Specific Development Regulations for oil and gas operations (essentially repealing all of Appendix 1 of the Specific Development Regulations and removing all other references...
Holding government bodies accountable is a core part of CHC’s mission. We have been fulfilling this mission in regards to Gunnison Energy’s seismic mapping projects since October 2018 when the operator began seismic surveying operations without notifying Delta County or the community of its planned...
In the times since SB 181 and HB 1261 (the bill amending the Colorado Oil and Gas Act, and setting emissions reductions targets, respectively) passed, it has become clear that Delta County needs to enact a moratorium on new oil and gas applications in the...
The North Fork Mancos Master Development Plan (NFMMDP) is BACK, and worse than ever. Comments are due APRIL 1! This project was originally proposed in 2017, and its been in our lives for a long time. The 35-well project we’re dealing with today was originally just...
Oil and gas reform is finally here! The Colorado Legislature has introduced a bill that will finally prioritize public health, safety, and welfare over oil and gas profits. We have also been presented with the opportunity to make our voices in the North Fork Valley heard...
Delta County published notice of Gunnison Energy’s specific development applications for two 3D seismic mapping projects in the Iron Point and Trail Gulch units north of Paonia in the Delta County Independent on Wednesday, February 20th. The applications became available to the public on Tuesday,...
The Science is in. Our climate is changing, fast. We have an extremely short amount of time to get it right. A group of bold and fearless young adults in the Sunrise Movement are daring to take bold steps to take on a broken and corrupt...
Water permeates virtually every issue that CHC is working on, from ensuring that we have enough water to sustain the valley and downstream users, and to keep that water free of oil and gas chemicals. Unfortunately, water management in the west is a tangle of complex,...
It has recently come to light that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has fined Gunnison Energy $350,000 for a series of spills in the North Fork Valley in 2018. COGCC records show that there have been four reported incidents in Delta and Gunnison Counties in...
Gunnison Energy has proposed another 3D and 2D seismic mapping proposal in our watershed called Trail Gulch Seismic Project, and the Forest Service is accepting public scoping comments through December 7th. According to documents provided by Gunnison Energy to the Forest Service, this project will span...