Lead paragraph
The City of Longmont can help reduce the impacts from and emissions of oil and gas operations by improving monitoring and enforcement of oil and gas activities.
AQ-4Adopt and enforce leak detection and repair associated with oil and gas operations
Progress
On time
- Not started
- Planning
- Continuous
- Implementation
Description
There are no longer any active oil and gas facilities within City limits and the City has no legal authority to enforce leaks or repairs associated with oil and gas operations. However, the City does have an ongoing program, which monitors 28 sites for oil and gas-related environmental pollutants, and includes air, surface water and groundwater sampling.
Tasks
What has been done?
- 05/31/2023
Oppose the drilling of Blue Paintbrush oil and gas wells
- 06/28/2021
Closure of Oil and Gas Wells within the City of Longmont
All oil and gas wells drilled within the City have been closed and plugged.
The City of Longmont worked alongside Boulder County to oppose the drilling of
16 horizontal oil and gas wells south of the City. In 2023, the oil and gas company withdrew their request to drill the wells and began closure of the planned well pad.