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Arapahoe County considers 6-month drilling moratorium as Aurora residents worry about fracking near reservoir

Civitas Resources is planning 174 new wells on land owned by Colorado State Land Board just east of Aurora city line

Cyclists ride along a path near the Aurora Reservoir on April 10, 2023, in Aurora. Arapahoe County commissioners rejected a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling in the county Tuesday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Cyclists ride along a path near the Aurora Reservoir on April 10, 2023, in Aurora. Arapahoe County commissioners rejected a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling in the county Tuesday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2:  Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)Saja Hindi - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The potential drilling delay comes as Denver-based Civitas Resources rolls out plans for 174 new wells on a stretch of land owned by the Colorado State Land Board just east of the Aurora city line, in unincorporated Arapahoe County.
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