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FORT WORTH
CITY COUNCIL GAS DRILLING WORKSHOP
FOR THE MEETING AT 12:00 P.M. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2011
PRE-COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
1000 THROCKMORTON STREET FORT WORTH, TEXAS
1. Opening Remarks - Betsy Price, Mayor
2. Overview of Workshop Presentations - Fernando Costa, Assistant
City Manager
3. Air Quality Recommendations - Michael Gange, Assistant Director
Transportation & Public Works; Keith Sheedy, Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality
PowerPoint Presentation on Air Quality Recommendations
4. Briefing on EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study - Michael Overbay,
P.G., Regional Ground Water Center Coordinator, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency - Region 6
PowerPoint Presentation on EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study
5. Seismic Testing - Douglas Wiersig, P.E., Director, Transportation &
Public Works
PowerPoint Presentation on Seismic Testing
6. Gas Drilling Ordinance - Rick Trice, P.E., Assistant Director
Planning & Development
a. Saltwater Disposal Wells
PowerPoint Presentation on Saltwater Disposal Wells and Proposed Ordinance Revisions
i. Regulatory Requirements in Texas - John Tintera - Executive
Director, Texas Railroad Commission: Walter Gwynn - District
Director, District 9 Wichita Falls, Texas Railroad Commission
PowerPoint Presentation on the Regulatory Requirements in Texas
ii. Proposed Ordinance Revisions
b. Multi-Well Pad Site Permit versus Single Well Permit
PowerPoint Presentation on Multi-Well Pad Site Permit versus Single Well Permit
C. Grandfathered Gas Drilling Setbacks
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PowerPoint Presentation on Grandfathered Gas Drillinq Setbacks
d. Other Gas Drilling Ordinance Issues
i. Consultation/Notification Zones
ii. Gas Drilling Roadway Impacts
iii. Public Water Supply Lakes as Protected Use
iv. Definition of Existing Well Site
PowerPoint Presentation on Other Gas Drilling Ordinance Issues
7. Discussion and Closing Remarks - Betsy Price, Mayor
8. Executive Session- The City Council may conduct a closed
meeting, as necessary, in order to seek the advice of its attorneys
concerning any item on this agenda pursuant to Texas Government
Code Section 551.071.
9. Adjourn - Betsy Price, Mayor
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