More than 400 people filled and overflowed a venue overlooking the plains of Arapahoe County on Thursday to urge the Energy and Carbon Management Commission to reject a well pad for the Lowry Ranch fracking plan.

The ECMC voted in August 2024 to green light the fracking plan, which includes 32,000 acres of proposed subsurface mineral development with 10 locations and 166 new wells. The approval came after days of testimony and years of controversy.

Part of the plan includes drilling about 7,000 feet under the Aurora Reservoir and on land surrounding the reservoir, which drew opposition from the community.

While the overall plan was approved by the commission, Civitas still has to submit an oil and gas development plan application for each of its proposed well sites before moving forward

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