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Department 400 - Department of Natural ResourcesDivision 404 - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Rule 2 CCR 404-1 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Section 2 CCR 404-1-425 - VISUAL IMPACT MITIGATION

2 Colo. Code Regs. § 404-1-425

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024
Section 2 CCR 404-1-425 - VISUAL IMPACT MITIGATION
a.Commission Visual Impact Mitigation Standards.
(1) Unless the Commission approves an alternate method of visual impact mitigation, all permanent equipment at new and existing Oil and Gas Facilities, regardless of construction date, which are observable from any public highway, road, or publicly-maintained trail, will be painted with uniform, non-contrasting, non-reflective color tones (similar to the Munsell Soil Color Coding System), and with colors matched to but slightly darker than the surrounding landscape.
(2) If requested to do so during consultation with the Relevant Local Government, the Surface Owner, or a Building Unit owner pursuant to Rules 302.g, 309.b, or 309.c, an Operator will orient new Oil and Gas Facilities in a direction to reduce the contrast between the Oil and Gas Facilities and the surrounding landscape. If multiple receptors to visual impacts may be present, the Operator will describe its efforts to use orientation to minimize impacts on all potential receptors.
b. Oil and Gas Facilities located on the surface of federal lands will be painted and oriented as directed by the appropriate federal agency.
c. Operators will use Best Management Practices to avoid, minimize, and mitigate visual impacts consistent with any Relevant Local Government's regulations.

2 CCR 404-1-425

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38 CR 03, February 10, 2015, effective 3/2/2015
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38 CR 16, August 25, 2015, effective 9/14/2015
39 CR 04, February 25, 2016, effective 3/16/2016
41 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 4/1/2018
41 CR 06, March 25, 2018, effective 5/1/2018
41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 12/30/2018
42 CR 02, January 25, 2019, effective 2/14/2019
42 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 9/30/2019
42 CR 24, December 25, 2019, effective 1/14/2020
43 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 9/30/2020
43 CR 13, July 10, 2020, effective 11/2/2020
43 CR 24, December 25, 2020, effective 1/15/2021
45 CR 07, April 10, 2022, effective 4/30/2022
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