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Pitkin resident warns council about carbon-capture disposal and Chicot Aquifer risks
Summary
Michael Nichols, a natural-resources professional from Pitkin, spoke during public comment to warn councilors about planned CO2 disposal wells and pipelines, urging the city to become informed and request more information.
Michael Nichols of Pitkin addressed the council during public comment on Feb. 10 to warn that plans for carbon-capture disposal could threaten groundwater in the Chicot Aquifer and asked the City of Crowley to be informed about nearby permitting and testing.
Nichols, who identified himself as a natural-resource professional, said he has worked on soil and water issues for decades and described a technical concern: “when CO2 meets water, it forms carbonic acid,” he told councilors, and over time…
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