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(a) Scope.

(1) Sections 135-31 through 135-38 set forth the minimum acceptable criteria for permitting, designing, and constructing oil and gas midstream facilities, including central gathering facilities (CGF), compressor stations, gathering lines, off-location produced water flowlines, and associated facilities within the City of Aurora. A successful permit application process results in the approval of an oil and gas midstream permit (OGMP).

(2) The OGM only contains regulations for intrastate gathering lines and off-location produced water flowlines. Interstate pipelines are explicitly excluded in the definition of oil and gas midstream facilities.

(b) Authority.

(1) Local Authority.

a. The Local Government Land Use Control Enabling Act of 1974, C.R.S. 29-20-101 et seq., authorizes local governments to regulate the surface impacts of oil and gas operations in a reasonable manner to protect and minimize adverse impacts to public health, safety, and welfare and the environment within its jurisdiction. It also authorizes local governments to adopt regulations for surface impacts of oil and gas operations. Regulations that prevent and minimize adverse impacts must be reasonable and necessary.

b. Pursuant to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act, C.R.S. 34-60-131, local governments may adopt regulations that are more protective or stricter than state requirements.

c. Pursuant to the Colorado Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act (APPCA), C.R.S. 25-7-128, local governments may enact local air pollution resolutions or ordinances that include more stringent emission control regulations than state requirements. (Ord. No. 2021-15, § 9, 6-14-2021)