5.D.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 09/01/2020
- From:
- Stacy Saltzburg, City Clerk
Information
TITLE:
Ratification: Staff's action to send a letter in response to a request from ADEQ for public comment on a permit for helium drilling within the Holbrook Basin, Aquifer Protection Permit No. P-513196.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Ratify staff's action in sending a letter in response to a request from ADEQ for public comment on a permit for helium drilling within the Holbrook Basin, Aquifer Protection Permit No. P-513196.
Executive Summary:
Staff was made aware of a new drilling permit being processed with ADEQ at a site located about 80 miles east of Red Gap Ranch that proposes to use a drilling technique that is not fracking. A letter was drafted in coordination with Water Services and the City's Water legal counsel that identifies the City's concerns related to the permit. The letter was sent on August 27, 2020. Although Council direction was received at the Work Session on August 25, 2020, we are brining the final version of the letter to Council for ratification.
Financial Impact:
N/A
Policy Impact:
N/A
Connection to PBB Key Community Priorities/Objectives & Regional Plan:
Sustainable, Innovative Infrastructure
Utilize existing long-range plan(s) that identify the community's future infrastructure needs and all associated costs
Environmental Stewardship
Actively manage and protect all environmental and natural resources
Utilize existing long-range plan(s) that identify the community's future infrastructure needs and all associated costs
Environmental Stewardship
Actively manage and protect all environmental and natural resources
Previous Council Decision on This:
Informal Council direction was received at the Work Session on August 25, 2020.