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Adams County proposes administrative waiver for oil and gas setbacks near environmentally sensitive areas
Summary
County oil and gas staff proposed an administrative waiver to the county's existing 2,000‑foot setback from environmentally sensitive areas for new oil and gas facilities for sites located between 1,000 and 2,000 feet, requiring additional best management practices and third‑party environmental assessments for waivers.
Greg Dean, Adams County oil and gas administrator, told the board the county currently requires a 2,000‑foot setback from wetlands, rivers, lakes and streams for new oil and gas facilities and that any proposal inside 2,000 feet must now seek a waiver from the Board of County Commissioners. Dean proposed creating an administrative waiver for facilities located between 1,000 and 2,000 feet from environmentally sensitive areas so staff could require specific mitigation measures without a full board hearing.
Dean said the administrative waiver would be modeled on existing residential setback waiver processes and would require site‑specific best management practices. As part of a waiver request, operators would…
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