Energy Advisory Board
Energy Advisory Board meeting takes place December 5
The Garfield County Energy Advisory Board meeting takes place Thursday, December 5, from 6 – 7:20 p.m. The agenda for the meeting is now available.
The Garfield County Energy Advisory Board (EAB) invites you to join us Thursday, December 5, at the Garfield County Rifle Administration Building, 195 W. 14th Street, 2nd floor in Rifle. Dinner and social time for all attendees at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 6 p.m. We hope you can join us and consider telling your friends, colleagues, and interested parties about EAB. Please see the attached meeting agenda.
Courtesy of an RSVP, if you will attend, is helpful but not required, so we may plan for catered dinner for all attendees with an approximate attendee count.
Featured educational presentation: Energy and Carbon Management Commission 2024 Rulemaking Updates: Produced Water, Cumulative Impacts, Class VI Injection wells/Carbon Capture and more. Kirby Wynn, Garfield County Oil and Gas Liaison, will provide this update.
Effective on July 1, 2023, the Colorado Legislature and Governor changed the name and mission of the agency to become the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC). Presentation will include discussion on new mission, what that means for current mission, and what additional opportunities may be considered. The ECMC continues to regulate oil and gas and now also regulates deep geothermal energy, carbon capture and sequestration as well as natural gas storage operations.
We look forward to seeing you and working with you to fulfill our EAB mission:
The EAB shall provide a forum for the oil and gas industry, the public, impacted landowners and local government to prevent or minimize conflict associated with oil and gas development through positive and proactive communication and actions that encourage responsible and balanced development of these resources within Garfield County.
Regards,
Kirby (on behalf of the EAB officers)
The Energy Advisory Board is a monthly forum for the public, oil and gas industry, landowners and local government to engage in positive and proactive communication, and actions that encourage responsible and balanced development of these resources within Garfield County.
Energy Advisory Board Citizen Representative opportunity
Interested in energy issues? The Garfield County Energy Advisory Board is requesting letters of interest from applicants who are interested in serving as a volunteer citizen representative for the Roan Creek Area, Peach Valley, Dry Hollow Creek Area and Grass Mesa Homeowners Association.
Mission statement
(by resolution of the BOCC): The EAB shall provide a forum for the oil and gas industry, the public, impacted landowners and local government to prevent or minimize conflict associated with oil and gas development through positive and proactive communication and actions that encourage responsible and balanced development of these resources within Garfield County.
The EAB consists of local government, organizations, school districts, citizen representatives, and oil & gas operators.
EAB bylaws
Board of County Commissioners EAB resolution
The EAB has produced a community guide, Understanding Natural Gas Development, (pdf file) as part of its educational mission.
Citizen representatives on the EAB are available to hear comments and complaints from residents in their area – EAB citizen representative area map.
More citizen representative information is available