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BMP ID: 9285
Title: Groundwater Baseline Monitoring
Text: "6. Baseline Water Quality Testing. Operator agrees to comply with the Commission's Statewide Groundwater Baseline Sampling and Monitoring Rule 609, as adopted or modified, in addition to the requirements provided herein. Facilities subject to the requirements of this section are oil and gas wellsites, tank batteries, compressor stations, pits/ponds, below-grade tanks and dehydration units. To the extent the requirements of Rule 609 and the requirements provided herein are in conflict, Operator will comply with the stricter standard."
Source Publication Name: Memorandum of Understanding between Arapahoe County and Oil and Gas Operators, 2013
Citation Section:
Citation Page: 4
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Monitoring
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Mr. David Schmit
Arapahoe County Director of Public Works and Development
6924 South Lima St.
Centennial, CO  80112  United States
Phone:720-874-6500     Alt. Phone:
Fax:720-874-6611     E-mail: 
Alternate Contact: Mr. Ron Carl
Arapahoe County Attorney
5334 S. Prince St.
Phone:     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Categories: Water Quality and Pollution
Location: Colorado
Species:
Vegetation Types:
• Suburban / urban
General Comments: COGCC's Monitoring Rule 609: http://cogcc.state.co.us/documents/reg/Rules/LATEST/600Series.pdf (pg. 18-21) Local Government - Operator MOU
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Date Entered: 2016-01-03 18:10 UTC
Last Updated: 2016-03-08 17:31 UTC