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Ordinance Comparison
Regulation
Southlake
Flower Mound
all property owners within 1,000 feet of the
all property owners within 1,500 feet of the drill site
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notification
parcel boundary(s) that encompass the drill site,
shall be notified within 30 days after the inspector's
the pipeline and the proposed transportation
determination. An informal public meeting is held
route.
for questions about the pending application. (p.34)
at least one well permit application must
well permit applications which comply with all
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permit issuance
accompany the required application for a SUP
ordinance requirements are issued by the gas
which requires City Council approval (p.11)
inspector (p.33)
A detailed evacuation plan addressing the
An evacuation plan detailing all persons to be
evacuation strategy for a public or private
notified in the event of an evacuation, including,
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evacuation plan
school, hospital or daycare facility if any such
without limitation, all persons residing within one-
facility will be located within 1,250 feet of the
half (1/2) mile (2,640 feet) of the edge of drill site.
proposed drill site. (p.17)
(p.29)
general liability - $20,000,000.00 per occurance
general liability - $25,000,000.00 per occurance
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insurance
with an annual general aggregate coverage of
(p.55)
$50,000,000.00 (p.22)
excess or umbrella liability - $10,000,000.00
excess or umbrella liability - $50,000,000.00
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insurance
en v3onmental pollution liability -
environmental pollution liability - $75,000,000.00
$20,000,000.00 (p.22)
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insurance
well control - $10,000,000.00 per occurance
well control - $5,000,000.00 with no aggregate,
with max deductible of $250,000.00 (p.23)
otherwise $10,000,000.00 (p.56 & 57)
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insurance
worker's comp - $1,000,000.00 (p.23)
worker's comp - $1,000,000.00 (p.57)
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insurance
auto liability - $20,000,000.00 (p.23)
auto liability - $1,000,000.00 (p.57)
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Regulation
Southlake
Flower Mound
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insurance
sub -limit endorsement $500,000.00 (p.23)
sub -limit endorsement $500,000.00 (p.57)
Town /third -party air monitoring program in place.
TCEQ air monitor at one of their fire stations. (p.5).
In the event there are two (2) or more notices of
violation during any twelve (12) month period, as
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air monitoring
continuous air testing requirements (p.28)
determined by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality or the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, within thirty (30)
days of the second notice of violation, the operator
shall submit to the town an emissions compliance
plan and vapor recovery may be required.
soil sampling shall be conducted prior to the
commencement of any drilling activities at the
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Soil testing
no comparison
proposed drill site to establish a baseline study of
site conditions. Post - drilling soil samples shall be
collected and analyzed after the conclusion of
drilling of each well (p.72).
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noise
our revisions have added regulations regarding
basically the same with exception to pure tones
pure tones (p.37 -40)
(p.37 -39)
1,500 feet from any public park; residence; the
property line upon which any religious institution;
1000 feet from any habitable structure, or from
public building, hospital building or school is
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setbacks
the property line of any occupied public or
located or for which a building permit has been
private school or hospital. (p.26)
issued on or before the date of the application for a
drilling permit is filed; any habitable structure; any
existing fresh water well (p.34 &35)
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Regulation
Southlake
Flower Mound
no permits to drill in a floodplain without the
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flood plain
approval of the city and, where applicable, the
no permits to drill within 750' of a floodplain (p.25)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (p.26)
pursuant to RRC standards, within 100 feet of
750 feet of any public street, road, highway or right
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setbacks
any public right of way and adjacent property
of way line (p.35)
line (p.33)
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public park property
no comparison
no permits to drill shall be issued for wells within
any public park (p.25)
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setbacks
no setback comparison
1,500 feet from any existing fresh water well (p.35)
no permits to drill unless applicant submits written
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federal public work setback
no comparison
approval from USACE verifying that proposed site
is not located within 3,000 feet (p.31)
all potential off -site sources of ignition shall be
500 feet from any existing storage tank, or source
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setbacks
setback a minimum distance of 300 feet from
of potential ignition. (p.35)
the pad site. .30
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environmentally sensitive areas
no setback requirement
no permits to drill within 750' of an environmentally
sensitive area (p.25)
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notice of fracture stimulation
notify inspector in writing 72 hours prior (p.41)
notify inspector 10 business days prior; post sign at
operations
access road 3 business days prior (p. 23)
operator shall submit notarized letter from
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hazardous materials cleanup
no comparison
hazardous materials cleanup service company at
time of application (p.29)
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