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BMP ID: 10438
Title: Operator Participation in Natural Gas STAR Program
Text: "48. Natural Gas STAR Program. Operator agrees to participate in good faith in the Natural Gas STAR Program, to encourage innovation in pollution controls at drill sites."
Source Publication Name: A Resolution Approving an Oil and Gas Operator Agreement and Site Access Agreement {between Town of Timnath and] Peterson Energy, 2015
Citation Section: Exhibit B
Citation Page: 48
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Town of Timnath
4800 Goodman Street
Timnath, CO  80547
Phone:(970)224-3211     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Alternate Contact: Andrew Peterson
Peterson Energy Operating, Inc.
2154 W Eisenhower Boulevard
Loveland, CO
Phone:970-669-7411     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Categories: Air Quality and Emissions
Location: Colorado
Species:
Vegetation Types:
• Suburban / urban
General Comments: "The Natural Gas STAR Program is a flexible, voluntary partnership that encourages oil and natural gas companies—both domestically and abroad—to adopt cost-effective technologies and practices that improve operational efficiency and reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas and clean energy source. For information on the technologies and practices to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas systems, please visit https://www.epa.gov/gasstar/tools/recommended.html." from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Local Government - Operator MOU
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Date Entered: 2016-03-02 14:32 UTC
Last Updated: 2016-03-04 19:26 UTC