Protecting the Water and Environment

Gran Tierra believes that the protection of freshwater is an essential part of responsible oil and gas exploration and production. The Company is committed to ensure that its operations do not have an impact on groundwater and aquifers. Independent monitoring and testing have confirmed that Gran Tierra has fully safeguarded groundwater quality throughout its history of drilling operations in Colombia.

Clean water is a vital, limited resource everywhere in the world, and fundamental to healthy, thriving communities in Colombia and Ecuador. Gran Tierra’s goal is to maintain efficient and responsible water usage throughout the life cycle of its operations and to achieve zero surface water usage.

GTE implements multiple strategies to reduce the use of surface water for industrial processes. The Company has updated its existing operations and implemented new project design requirements that minimize surface water use, making significant progress towards its objective of 100%, closed-cycle production water use, meaning, any water discharged from GTE’s operations must meet high-level, internationally accepted quality standards before release.

GTE’s Water Management Program ensures its water use does not adversely impact access to water by residents and businesses in communities near its operations.

Independent Water Monitoring in Local Communities

GTE will fund additional independent water studies for local communities in Colombia and Ecuador if they want to hire their own laboratory (as long as it is certified by Colombian and Ecuadorian regulators). GTE will take its own samples and compare them with the communities’ samples, sharing the results at a community meeting.

Gran Tierra also performs rigorous environmental impact assessments of its proposed projects. An important part of GTE’s approach is being transparent about environmental practices, inviting communities to witness its activities and dispelling myths. The goal is to show communities what the company is doing, rather than just talking about it.

If you have any questions about Gran Tierra’s operations near your community, please contact us at: teescuchacolombia@grantierra.com or teescuchaecuador@grantierra.com.

“With GTE, we’ve always had a dialogue and have been able to work out any issues. It’s clear that GTE wants to show us that they have nothing to hide, and we’ve worked together very well with the company on different environmental and social initiatives.”
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