Routt County commissioners are looking at beefing up the northwest Colorado county's oil and gas permitting regulations.
The Steamboat Pilot & Today reports commissioners indicated Tuesday they may require energy companies to post bonds to ensure that rural roads that weren't designed to bear heavy truck traffic can be repaired without burdening local taxpayers. They also may require energy exploration companies to obtain annual road permits.
County officials are anticipating a wave of drilling applications in the wake of recent mineral leasing activity. Already, officials with Quicksilver Resources have informed County Planning Director Chad Phillips' office that the company intends to apply for a special-use permit to allow exploratory drilling west of Hayden. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company develops coal bed methane and shale gas.
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