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HUDSON — State officials are testing more water wells in the Fort Lupton area after hearing from residents who want to know if they’re in danger of the same problem that caused a neighbor’s tap water to catch fire.
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission met Friday in Hudson with about 40 residents worried that their water wells might be tainted with natural gas. Gas was found in a well owned by Amee and Jesse Ellsworth.
The Ellsworths say they’ve had problems with their water since last fall and discovered their water could be set on fire because of gas seeping into the house. There are active natural-gas wells within a half-mile radius of their home, about 30 miles northeast of Denver.
