On December 30, 2024, the ECMC filed a notice of rulemaking to update the Commission's High Priority Habitat Maps Docket No. 241200329 to begin on February 26, 2025. Please sign up HERE by January 17, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to be a party.
In collaboration with the Colorado Division of Water Resources, the ECMC has released a report on the regulation of geothermal resources in Colorado. The study includes considerations and recommendations to clarify and streamline the regulatory process in the state. The full report and executive summary can be found HERE.
Today an OGDP within the Lowry Ranch CAP passed the initial completeness application phase. ECMC welcomes comments from the public during the 45-day comment period . In addition, ECMC will host an in-person public comment hearing on January 27 at Arapahoe Fairgrounds, details TBA soon. Read more information about the CAP and OGDP process and the ways in which the public are encouraged to participate HERE.
The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) was awarded $12.6 million of federal funding to be used to provide grants to operators to plug marginal conventional wells in their inventory. Operators can find information regarding the MERP grant funding process for grants on the new ECMC MERP Webpage.
Kerr McGee submitted a Form 4 Sundry to request changes to the Oak OGDP #485610. This notice will be posted for 14 days pursuant to Rule 301.c. The Form 4 document #404021362 is available HERE
The Commission adopted its new Cumulative Impacts and Enhanced Systems & Practices (CI/ESP) Rules October 15th; those rules went into effect on December 15, 2024. Stay tuned for forthcoming guidance documents and Forms. Please contact sabrina.trask@state.co.us with any questions.
The guidance document for Rule 301.f.(3) and 301.g.(1) for Pre-application meetings is available in the Guidance Document table under Regulations and Operator Guidance or can be found HERE.
Noble Energy submitted a Form 4 Sundry to request changes to the Colt OGDP 5 OGDP, OGDP #486954. This notice will be posted for 14 days pursuant to Rule 301.c. The Form 4 document #404014720 is available HERE.