For those folks questioning the need for the COGCC's new proposed protections for our mountains, rivers, communities and wildlife, read no further.

Those two spills occurred about two to three weeks after one man went to the hospital after drinking his cabin’s spring water, which was allegedly contaminated by a release from area drilling operations.

One of the discharges reportedly caused water contaminated by oil and gas waste to emanate from several springs in the area of Cascade Canyon, northwest of Parachute, and to flow into nearby tributaries, according to state records.

A sheen was visible on water discharging from the spring, according to the NOAVs