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Consortium Director Hope Dalton reviewed priorities identified at an April strategic planning session and said the top near‑term priorities are: (1) review of the statutory prohibition on siting centralized storage and treatment in disproportionately impacted communities (DI communities); (2) work on data transparency, verification and tracking; (3) basin‑specific recommendations; (4) proactive outreach and engagement; and (5) research and funding support. Dalton said the consortium will focus on the DI communities question through a two‑meeting education sequence (May—Eastern Colorado; June—Western Colorado) followed by working sessions in July and August to develop recommendations for submission to ECMC by Sept. 1.

Commissioner Oath, who represents the Energy and Carbon Management Commission, briefed the consortium on an ECMC produced‑water emissions work group that will begin meetings later in May and focus on methods to measure, track and report air emissions associated with expanded produced‑water reuse. Oath said the work group will include ECMC staff, CDPHE Air Pollution Control Division staff, representatives from disproportionately impacted communities in the DJ Basin and the Western Slope, local governments and industry operators. He said the commission asked the consortium's director, Hope Dalton, to participate in the work group to coordinate activities between groups.

Assistant Director for Research Dr. Erin Slatko provided a status update on deliverable 9, the consortium literature review on analytical and toxicological methods. Slatko said a second draft was distributed May 2, 2025, and the review and comment period runs through May 16; she aims to issue a final draft by May 23, review it at the consortium’s June 6 meeting and submit the completed deliverable by the statutory July 1 deadline. Slatko said the second draft expanded the key findings section, added more discussion of regulated and unregulated constituents, expanded non‑targeted analysis coverage and reorganized an evaluation tool to be more practical for reviewers.

The consortium also noted operational items: staff changes (Emma’s last day and hiring of Germaine Mara to handle reimbursements and stipends) and upcoming in‑person meetings, with the June meeting focused on Western Colorado and plans for site visits.

Why it matters: The work plan and timeline set expectations for when technical findings and DI community recommendations will be available to ECMC and other agencies; the emissions work group will address how air impacts are measured and reported as reuse expands.

Ending: Consortium leaders asked members to submit comments on the deliverable draft by May 16 and invited members to participate in July–August working meetings to draft recommendations for ECMC by Sept. 1.
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McCurdy described a thermal desalination pilot in the Permian Basin that recovered roughly 2,000 barrels of distillate; split samples were sent for third‑party laboratory analysis. He said the distillation process removed hundreds of constituents, and the team has been polishing ammonia and methanol carryover. McCurdy said industry partners plan a two‑phase irrigation study with Texas Tech, testing multiple crops and water blends on a 0.6–0.7 acre field under a Texas Railroad Commission letter of authorization.

For larger scale reuse, McCurdy explained the role of storage: sealed above‑ground tanks limit emissions but constrain instantaneous throughput, while large open impoundments provide millions of barrels of buffering capacity in West Texas and New Mexico. He said impoundments must be aerated continuously to avoid anaerobic conditions that produce hydrogen sulfide; aeration bubblers and improved aeration systems are common engineering controls. McCurdy described tank designs with dual liners and leak detection to reduce spill risk.

On air emissions, McCurdy said dissolved air flotation (DAF) units remove free oil and solids but can emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the air surface; covers and capture systems exist but are not widely installed unless regulation requires them. He recommended piloting covers/capture for DAF units to quantify emissions removal. McCurdy also described pressure and conductivity sensors, automated proportioning manifolds for blending water, remote monitoring (drones and autonomous boats for bathymetry and water‑quality mapping) and 24‑hour central monitoring centers that receive alarms and dispatch technicians.

McCurdy described pipeline and last‑mile options: long‑distance HDPE pipelines move large volumes, and temporary high‑pressure layflat hose delivers water for final transport where pipe does not exist. He said disposal wells remain necessary in some operating conditions (for example, when operators defer completions during lower commodity prices) and when water volumes exceed available reuse or storage.

Cost and energy: in earlier pilot comments McCurdy said an initial system consumed energy at a rate that approximated $1 per barrel for energy cost (using an example natural gas price of $4 per MMBtu), excluding capital recovery.

Why it matters: McCurdy’s overview illustrates that scaled reuse depends on integrated solutions—treatment, large‑scale storage, pipeline corridors and continuous monitoring—and that emissions and residuals management remain engineering and regulatory challenges.

Ending: McCurdy offered to host site visits and noted Select Water Solutions is willing to collaborate on local pilots and monitoring trials to validate emissions controls and treatment outcomes.
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Commissioner Pinter said recycling‑only facilities would typically be reviewed as a conditional use and would be limited to zones designed for medium‑ to heavy‑industrial uses or large‑scale agricultural parcels because of anticipated off‑site impacts. She said applicants must submit a comprehensive design and operations plan and that local officials work with county environmental staff, health department staff and economic development staff to assess compatibility.

Katie Keefe outlined the technical information the county typically requires: characterization of incoming produced water, sampling methods and quality assurance, testing and characterization of treated water proposed for off‑site use, and management plans and identified disposal locations for treatment residuals. Keefe said the county requires traffic‑impact analyses for heavy truck routes and can recommend pipeline conveyance as a mitigation if feasible. She also said the county expects engineered plans stamped by a professional engineer for more intensive disposal operations and that the county's solid waste certificate of designation process can require multiple neighborhood meetings and up to four public hearings.

Keefe said Adams County currently prohibits new underground injection control (UIC) Class II wells in unincorporated Adams County and that county regulations also prohibit earthen open pits for produced‑water storage. \"If it's earthen, it wouldn't be allowed,\" she said.

Other routine permit conditions Keefe listed included setback requirements from sensitive receptors, a decommissioning plan with financial assurance (performance bond), periodic reporting on environmental monitoring and community complaints, and a permit term and renewal process (for example, 3, 5 or 10 years) to allow reevaluation of operations.

Why it matters: Counties exercise land‑use authority over unincorporated areas and can require detailed operational controls, monitoring and community outreach as conditions of approval; prohibitions on wells or open pits and the county’s ability to require bonds and permit terms shape what facilities can be sited locally.

Ending: Commissioner Pinter and Keefe said local governments coordinate with nearby municipalities and state agencies and can incorporate state agency comments into county recommendations and permit conditions.
","Adams County Commissioner Emma Pinter and Environmental Programs Manager Katie Keefe described how county land‑use, health and solid‑waste rules would shape any centralized produced‑water storage, treatment or disposal facility, including conditional‑use reviews, sampling expectations, traffic studies, decommissioning plans and performance bonds.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6562604,"Consortium member: involve communities early, use local monitoring and share benefits for produced‑water projects",1770,3884000,5654000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3271217-0ced32300cdc34e1fbbe394baf77f944&start=3884&end=5654","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3271217-0ced32300cdc34e1fbbe394baf77f944/thumbnail_3884000.jpg","/articles/6562604/Colorado/Consortium-member-involve-communities-early-use-local-monitoring-and-share-benefits-for-producedwater-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6562604-3caa910b6bd8c06d1925435e3f04f2fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770425548&Signature=iC1g2GbZRpRD-WYIlFFb3uzodNODLCywri9MDf7R6x-UjMvSmKtAkk7rXFuz18bRJiUl-kxPM6UBifFSt~1oQMSzzbpj5QRFtDfBQ-wvJLl3LQyOsrOqbpSlXNbc~hNnddhU5ROPkYKSGJxXdiB9Ug33Y7kcb~vHV1xfW8y61ZrJ9rdePDv1dXUs0raDXOeWF8EgohZqzjVvIxYC2oc-8czaZDVElGNJpm4ZSrdHoikgoI0cVuDftkuivrorb~OTp5qCugBgNVrnuj4X3G6qU784L7H8gW84RnRRuy66bcenLjX~L1l0jd8kfVaLNrL6QSUIq60GY~CjTZjd-EtrhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Colorado Produced Water Consortium meeting on May 9, 2025, consortium member Kevin Chan urged regulators and industry to involve affected communities early in planning for centralized produced‑water storage and treatment.

\"They live with the aftermath of what happens here,\" said Kevin Chan, who serves on the consortium as a representative of disproportionately impacted communities and volunteers as a metropolitan district director. He described immigrant and low‑income neighborhoods that may lack technical expertise and asked planners to make outreach linguistically accessible and to hold events at times that residents can attend without missing work.

Chan recommended several specific practices: early engagement during site selection and planning; community‑led monitoring and use of citizen science networks for ongoing data collection; clear, translated materials that explain regulatory roles and decision points; equitable benefit sharing (for example, funding for local parks or road repairs where haul routes are used); and regular follow‑up with residents after operations begin.

Chan also recommended concrete monitoring and accountability steps: training local residents to participate in sample collection, publishing monitoring data in accessible formats, holding recurring listening sessions and providing emergency response plans and notification systems for odors, spills or other incidents. \"We want the community to benefit as well and just not not just industry,\" he said.

Why it matters: Local residents bear long‑term impacts if a facility causes odors, traffic or contamination; early, transparent engagement and local capacity building can reduce conflicts and improve trust.

Ending: Chan offered to work with agencies on practical engagement strategies and urged the consortium to prioritize meaningful community participation in forthcoming recommendations.
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Kumar said the map deliberately reflects the legislative definition set out in the Environmental Justice Act (House Bill 21‑1266) and an update passed in 2023, and that the Office of Environmental Justice publishes a November 2024 data refresh for public use.

The map aggregates several different statutory criteria, Kumar said, including demographic thresholds (census block groups above specified percentages for low income, people of color, housing cost burden and linguistic isolation); all registered mobile home communities; areas under tribal jurisdiction; a ‘‘justice 40’’–style designation; and places with a high cumulative burden score derived from Colorado EnviroScreen 2. Kumar said the EnviroScreen tool draws on 35 environmental and public‑health datasets and that the highest EnviroScreen scores form one prong of the statutory definition.

Kumar emphasized that the statutory definition is the baseline used by state agencies: \"When, state bodies like yours ... use this specific term, it's referring back to that statutory definition,\" she said. She also noted the map and EnviroScreen reports are available in English and Spanish and can be downloaded for use by local governments, applicants and the public.

Kumar said the office aims for stability in the map used by regulatory programs and that a major update for the EnviroScreen data is not planned until roughly November 2028 to avoid frequent changes that would complicate permitting and other long processes. She advised users who reference the map in formal documents to be precise about which data version they mean.

Why it matters: The statutory DI map is the concrete tool regulators and local governments will use to determine whether a proposed centralized produced‑water facility or other project lies inside the definition of a disproportionately impacted community, an inclusion that can trigger additional review or restrictions.

Kumar finished by demonstrating how to run a location report from the DI map and where to download technical documentation, and she offered to answer follow‑up questions from consortium members.

Ending: The map and EnviroScreen 2 materials are posted on CDPHE’s Office of Environmental Justice web pages; Kumar urged consortium members to use the November 2024 release for current work and to plan for future revision cycles.
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