DAG Amendments - let's see how they compare to the new, new draft

Sometime in the next 24 hours the Task Force is going to release another draft of the ordinance, which should reflect citizen input.

DAG has compiled its own set of amendments (available in draft form - a finalized version to be released after incorporating changes in the new, new draft). I include a chart summarzing our proposed changes below.

So, let's see how many of our ideas (which many DAG members and other citizens submitted via e-mail) have made it into the new, new draft.

Stay tuned for our final report with our proposed amendments - for now, here is where we stand with our response to the old, new draft (released on Oct. 1):

Amendment	Justification
Broaden the purpose of ordinance	Ft. Worth, Grand Prairie, and more…
Require cathodic protection	Grand Prairie, Southlake
Broaden definition of protected use	Flower Mound
Prohibit drilling by right	Ft. Worth, Grand Prairie, Southlake
Require seismic permit	Southlake, Flower Mound
Require permit alterations abide by current ordinance	Task Force Minority Report
Increase separation standards	Flower Mound
Alter variances	Grand Prairie
Require zero emission dehydrators	EPA STAR best practice
Strengthen vapor recovery unit requirement	EPA will require this as of Oct. 15, 2013.
Prohibit open pits and land farming and require closed-loop fluid systems	Flower Mound, Southlake, Hurst, Dish, Grand Prairie, Grapevine
Require green completions (reduced emissions completions (RECs)) and prohibit flaring	Flower Mound, Southlake, Hurst, Dish. EPA will require RECs as of Jan. 1, 2015
Require remote foam lines on tank batteries	Original Denton ordinance; many cities
Require low toxicity drilling fluids	Grand Prairie, Southlake
Require water recycling where applicable	Task Force
Require no-bleed or low-bleed pneumatic valves	Devon, Chesapeake, EPA STAR best practice
Require pre and post drilling air, water, and soil monitoring	Task Force, Hurst, Dish, Flower Mound
Establish a pad site upgrade incentive program	Task Force
Prohibit glycol dehydrators, require dessicant dehydrators or better environmental performer	EPA STAR best practice
Require methane capture when transferring condensate into tank trucks	EPA STAR best practice
Prohibit compressor stations	Task Force, Bedford, Southlake
Require excess flow valves	EPA STAR best practice
Require plunger lift system	EPA STAR best practice
Expand best practices to minimize sediment runoff	Task Force
Require waste management plan	Southlake
Clarify enforcement penalties for noncompliance	Task Force, Denton Development Code, Flower Mound
Strengthen emergency action plan	Task Force, Southlake
Strengthen blow out preventer requirement	Southlake
Post inspection results on the City website	Task Force
Establish timeline for compliance of unpermitted wells	Task Force