| BMP ID |
Short Title |
Text of BMP |
|---|
| 2070 |
Centralize gathering systems |
"Centralized gathering systems reduce the amount of truck traffic, dust, and physical activity on pad locations and roadways." |
| 2072 |
Cluster development |
"Group development activities as much as possible, allowing for greater expanses of undisturbed, continuous habitat. Sage-grouse are more likely to ... |
| 2073 |
Directional drilling |
"Directional drill several wells from one surface location. This may reduce impacts through efforts to reduce the amount of surface acreage for pads." |
| 2083 |
Dust control |
"Control dust from roads and other surface disturbances within the population's seasonal habitats." |
| 2075 |
Fence design |
"Where necessary to build or maintain fences, evaluate whether increased visibility, alternate location, or different fence design will reduce ... |
| 2084 |
Fence facilities |
"Fence off all surface condensate storage/collection facilities to discourage use by sage-grouse." |
| 2080 |
Green completions |
"Completions that are able to defer initial gas volumes through specialized equipment rather than flaring to atmosphere is a proactive effort that is ... |
| 2087 |
Mineral lease blocking |
"If possible, lump or block mineral leases together when they are up for bid (sale) if located in areas that have important wildlife habitat. ... |
| 2085 |
Mitigation: Off-Site |
"Consider off-site mitigation as an alternative mitigation for mineral development impacts on known sage-grouse habitat. Work with mineral entities ... |
| 2068 |
No surface disturbance or occupancy near lek |
"Avoid surface disturbance or occupancy on or within 1/4 mile of known active lek sites." |
| 2079 |
Noise reduction and air emissions |
"Drilling rigs that have noise dampening equipment and air emissions controls are encouraged." |
| 2082 |
Noise reduction requirements |
"Reduce noise from industrial development or traffic especially in breeding and brood-rearing habitats." |
| 2076 |
Pitless drilling |
"The use of pit less drilling, along with the benefits of not having an open pit, is desirable." |
| 2081 |
Raptor perch prevention |
"Avoid construction of overhead lines and other perch sites in occupied sage-grouse habitat. Where these structures must be built, or presently ... |
| 2078 |
Reclaim pad areas as soon as possible |
"Reclaim areas of pad locations that are not in use as soon as possible after wells are on production." |
| 2077 |
Remote monitoring to minimize traffic |
"Computerized Assisted Operations (CAO's) assist in data gathering via communication towers to receive well data from remote locations, thus reducing ... |
| 2071 |
Timing restrictions on drilling near leks. |
"As a general rule, do not drill or permit new or expand existing sand and gravel activities within two miles of active leks between March 15 and ... |
| 2069 |
Timing restrictions on human activity |
"Where sage-grouse are present or desired, avoid human activity adjacent to leks during the breeding season between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m." |
| 2074 |
Travel management plan |
"Consider developing travel management plans that would allow seasonal closure of roads, except for permitted uses and encourage the reclamation of ... |
| 2086 |
Water depletion |
"Avoid surface and sub-surface water depletion that impacts sage-grouse habitats." |
