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Rule 2 CCR 404-1 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Section 2 CCR 404-1-426 - ODORS

2 Colo. Code Regs. § 404-1-426

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024
Section 2 CCR 404-1-426 - ODORS
a. For proposed Working Pad Surfaces within 2,000 feet of a Building Unit or Designated Outside Activity Area, Operators will submit an odor mitigation plan as an attachment to their Form 2As, as required by Rule 304.c.(4). An Operator may submit substantially equivalent information or plans developed through a Local Government land use process or federal process in lieu of the information required by this Rule 426.a unless the Director or Commission determines that the information or plan developed through the Local Government land use process or federal process is not equivalent. All odor mitigation plans will address:
(1) How the Operator will comply with all requirements of this Rule 426 through one or more proposed methods; and
(2) All Best Management Practices the Operator will use to reduce odors.
b. Operators will conduct all Oil and Gas Operations at all Oil and Gas Facilities in a manner that minimizes odors outside the boundaries of the Oil and Gas Location.
c. In areas within 2,000 feet of a Building Unit or Designated Outside Activity Area, Operators will use current and appropriate Best Management Practices to minimize odors.
d.Complaint System.
(1) Upon Director request, the Operator(s) of the Oil and Gas Facility or Facilities subject to the complaint will provide within 24 hours the Director, the Relevant or Proximate Local Government, and the complainant (should the complainant request notification) with a complete description of all activities occurring at the facility during the timeframe specified in the complaint.
(2) The Director may require the Operator(s) of the Oil and Gas Facility or Facilities subject to the complaint to take necessary and reasonable actions to reduce odors, including, but not limited to, conducting air sampling to measure volatile organic compounds.
e.Cumulative Odors. The Commission or Director may require Operators to adopt additional Best Management Practices as conditions of approval or through guidance to minimize odors in areas with high concentrations of oil and gas activities that may expose one or more Building Units or Designated Outside Activity Areas to odors from oil and gas sources.

2 CCR 404-1-426

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