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Adams County couple’s new home shares site with out-of-service well, storage tanks

Homeowners Ron and Cindy McCormick walk near a pump jack and other abandoned oil and gas equipment on their land in Hudson, Colorado on Feb. 28, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Homeowners Ron and Cindy McCormick walk near a pump jack and other abandoned oil and gas equipment on their land in Hudson, Colorado on Feb. 28, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12:  Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The land Cindy and Ronald McCormick bought for their "forever" home in eastern Adams County came with an out-of-service oil well, an open pit, aging storage tanks, a dilapidated shed and a broken promise from a company to clean it up.
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