With all the other land available, why the watershed?
• Decisions in the January, 1987, Grand Junction Resource Management Plan and Record of Decision (RMP) made these tracts available for leasing. In February, 2006, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) conducted a federal oil and gas lease sale/auction that included tracts of federal oil and gas estate in Mesa County, and specifically within the recognized and mapped watersheds of the Town of Palisade and the City of Grand Junction, Colorado.

How will you protect the watershed?
• This communication plan will lay out recommendations, and guidance reached by the Working Group members and the communities dealing with concerns around social, economic, environmental, and regulatory issues.

Will other companies be required to adhere to the plan if Genesis sells the leases?
• Continuity and continuation of The Plan is essential in the event Genesis would sell or transfer its leases to another company or operator. If this happened, Genesis, and the Working Group members would meet with the following company representatives, prior to the transfer of the leases, to begin the communication process with the new company so as to ensure that the watershed values would continue to be appropriately managed along with the activities of the new company.

Is this document legally binding?
• This is a voluntary collaborative process. The Plan is not legally binding on any party, and will not be signed by any party. It will be supported by all those who participated in its creation. This is not an environmental or decision document and it does not change the existing regulations, laws, or policies of any governmental agency or body. Rather, the intent of The Plan is to capture and explain the commitment of the involved parties to successfully deal with and resolve, to the greatest degree possible, individual and common issues and concerns within these watersheds, when and if the subject federal oil and gas leases are developed.

What types of legal requirements exist for the watershed plan?
• The GGOC leases are subject to eight different stipulations. These oil and gas lease stipulations were developed during the preparation of the RMP, and are intended to protect certain values, such as drinking water supplies, wildlife habitat or species, and scenic vistas on BLM managed lands in the event of surface disturbing activities as a result of oil and gas activities.

What types of rights do municipalities have?
• Mesa County, the Town of Palisade, and the City of Grand Junction have responsibilities within the watersheds to ensure that activities in their jurisdictions comply with the regulations, laws, policies, and decisions that are within their specific agency purview. The BLM and USFS have responsibilities to implement and enforce regulations, laws, policies, and land use decisions in managing the public lands in their jurisdictions. In addition, a multitude of other state and federal agencies implement and enforce regulations pertinent to oil and gas development and related activities. The Plan encourages the overlap enforcement that exists among the government agencies involved. The parties involved in The Plan do agree that timely and clear communications can make the job easier.

How are local governments involved in the process?
• The Watershed Plan Working Group has an incredible team; the County, City and Town are represented by quality, informed staff members. The Working Group also has qualified representatives from Ute Water, Saddle Mountain Ranch, and the USFS

How will Genesis continue communication?
• Genesis will use a variety of communications tools to keep the public updated including the public meeting process, web sites, site tours, Best Management Practices demonstration projects and the Watershed Plan itself.

How can I be involved in the process
• This Plan will create a framework for communication processes for the Working Group members, Genesis, and associated other companies to use between each other and the general public regarding potential energy resource development within the watersheds.

What is the timeline?
• The Working Group is striving to complete the Watershed Plan prior to the lifting of the lease stipulations in August of 2007. Once the lease stipulations have been lifted in August of 2007, Genesis is allowed to file an APD for drilling in the watershed. Prior to filing before an APD, the Palisade baseline hydrology study will need to be completed. Genesis does not have plans to drilling the watershed until at least 2010 or later. Above all, Genesis is committed to developing resources the right way.

What is green-frac?
• Genesis has a commitment to using green fracturing fluid. Hydraulic fracing is a technique used to create small fractures that extend fro the completed wellbore to allow gas or oil to flow more easily to the well. Genesis is committed to using chemicals in the fracturing process that will biodegradable, non-toxic neutral pH, residual free, non-corrosive, non-pollutant and non-hazardous in the forms and concentrations being used. Genesis is committed to going the extra mile.