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DENVER—Companies now have until Aug. 1 to get water permits for their Colorado natural-gas and oil wells instead of the end of this month.
Gov. Bill Ritter signed Senate Bill 165 extending the deadline. State Engineer Dick Wolfe has said he needs the bill to keep his office from being overwhelmed with paperwork.
SB 165 also gives companies limited permission to use produced water from their gas wells.
Natural-gas and oil wells are integrated into the state’s water-rights system and gas companies have to seek water permits as the result of a lawsuit filed by southwest Colorado ranchers who sued the state and won.
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Information from: Durango Herald,
