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Mar 28, 2009 11:19 am US/Mountain

Homeowners Want Answers To Flammable Water Problem

Reporting
Shaun Boyd
FORT LUPTON, Colo. (CBS4) ― The Colorado Oil and Gas Commission said it's doing all that it can to trace the source of Natural Gas in well water in the Fort Lupton area.

Executives with the commission met with concerned homeowners during their annual meeting Friday in Hudson.

"Our water problems go beyond lighting our water on fire, it's the next stage of contamination", said homeowner Marsha Mendenhall.

CBS4 reported last week that some of those homeowners have so much natural gas in their well, they can light their tap water on fire.

Dave Neslin with the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission said this is not a new phenomenon in the Fort Lupton area.

"Ground water in this portion of the state contains methane, naturally" said Neslin.

The commission said the cause may be traced back to the water well if it's drilled through underground coal and shale,  which produces methane gas.

The Oil and Gas Commission is testing the well water in seven homes in the Fort Lupton area for possible natural gas contamination.

Weld County Commissioners attended Friday's meeting.

The commissioners said they didn't know about the flammable faucets until they watched the story on CBS4 News.

Weld County Commissioners sent a letter to the Colorado Oil and Gas commission, stating they should have been notified about the situation last fall, when the issue first surfaced. 

The Colorado Department of Public Health said the levels of methane found in the well water does not pose a significant health risk to people who drink the water or breathe the air.




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