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BMP ID Short Title Text of BMP
6365 Avoid leaks or uncontrolled disposal of oil and gas by implementing regularly scheduled preventative maintenance "There are economical measures to avoid leaks oruncontrolled disposal of oil and gas. Perhaps the mostsimple is regularly scheduled preventive ...
6361 Close legal loopholes granting oil and gas exemptions Recommendations for Protecting Community Health Near Drilling Sites: "Close the legal loopholes granting oil and gas exemptions from laws designed to ...
6364 Develop a stormwater pollution prevention plan Develop a stormwater pollution prevention plan. "It relies in large part on general permits and known approaches that have been available and ...
6363 Evaluate health risks associated with oil and gas production and exploration Recommendations for Protecting Community Health Near Drilling Sites: "Evaluate health risks associated with oil and gas production and exploration, ...
6359 Hydraulic fracturing with water " ... hydraulic fracturing can be performed using water without additives."
6374 Implement preventive maintenance, alarms, and monitoring Resources for Learning How to Reduce Pollution: "implementing preventive maintenance, alarms,and monitoring."
6372 Modify equipment as part of waste management Resources for Learning How to Reduce Pollution: "modifying equipment, such as adding lubricating oil purification units or vapor recovery systems in ...
6373 Modify processes as part of waste management Resources for Learning How to Reduce Pollution: "modifying processes, such as implementing downhole separation of produced water, reclaiming water, ...
6370 Plan/design equipment and site to minimize waste Resources for Learning How to Reduce Pollution: "planning and design of site construction and equipment to minimize waste, such as minimizing the ...
6362 Require industry adoption of technological solutions for limiting pollution Recommendations for Protecting Community Health Near Drilling Sites: "Require industry to adopt affordable and available technological solutions for ...
6368 Treat waste products to the greatest extent possible when recycling is not feasible Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: "Waste products that cannot reasonably be recycled or reused should be treated to the greatest extent possible to reduce ...
6369 Treat waste products to the greatest extent possible when recycling is not feasible Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: "Waste products that cannot reasonably be recycled or reused should be treated to the greatest extent possible to reduce ...
6371 Use less toxic product alternatives Resources for Learning How to Reduce Pollution: "using less-toxic product alternatives, such as low-toxicity glycols, lead-free and biodegradable ...
6367 Use technology, nontoxic alternatives, and recycle necessary toxic substances Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: "The top priority for reducing pollution from oil and gas operations should be an effort to minimize the use of toxic ...
6366 Utilize techniques that reduce leaks and spills "Other techniques recommended by the commission toreduce leaks and spills include: remote monitoring ofleaks; leakproof storage containers; proper ...
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