| BMP ID |
Short Title |
Text of BMP |
|---|
| 2653 |
Aquifer Storage and Recovery for large volumes of water |
Water Management: Beneficial Use: Aquifer Storage and Recovery: "Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) is a proven technology for storing large volumes ... |
| 2650 |
Availability of CBM produced water may assist restoration of impacted aquifers. |
Water Management: Beneficial Use: Industrial Use: "The availability of CBM produced water to industries such as coal mines may assist in the ... |
| 2645 |
Baseline Studies involve water quality and surrounding soils. |
Exploration of Coal Bed Methane: Baseline Studies:"Baseline data may involve characterization of produced water, groundwater, and surface water.... ... |
| 4055 |
CBM operators should use local terrain, noise reduction technology and camouflage to minimize impacts. |
Facilities: Aesthetics: "CBM operators can use the local terrain, noise reduction technology, and camouflage to minimize impacts for both noise and ... |
| 2649 |
CBM provides water to ranchers for livestock purposes. |
Water Management: Beneficial Use: Livestock Watering: "The CBM produced water provided to ranchers for use as livestock water in areas currently ... |
| 2721 |
Chlorinate the water where it is used for human consumption. |
Water Management: Treatment: Chlorination: "... where produced water could be used for beneficial human consumption, storage, or injection into ... |
| 2647 |
Difficult land reclamation and reseeding if high SAR water is applied to routes. |
Water Management: Beneficial Use: Dust Control: "... If operators continuously apply high SAR [sodium adsorption ratio] water to access routes and ... |
| 2659 |
Direct Surface Water Discharge is site specific |
Water Management: Disposal: Direct Surface Water Discharge: "Discharge options such as flow based discharge, rate based discharge, or other discharge ... |
| 2660 |
Evaporation ponds can be constructed for disposal of produced water. |
Water Management: Disposal: Impoundments: "Evaporation/infiltration ponds can be constructed for the disposal of produced water.... The construction ... |
| 2646 |
On-site health and safety precautions |
Exploration of Coal Bed Methane: Health and Safety: "...the importance of car-pooling to help minimize constructiontraffic and reduce the potential ... |
| 2658 |
Operator places rocks around base of discharge point to prevent erosion of the soil. |
Water Management: Disposal: Direct Discharge to Land Surface: "The operator has placed rocks around the base of the discharge point to help prevent ... |
| 2657 |
Operators inject water into deep reservoirs |
Water Management: Disposal: Deep Injection: "The rule [36.22.1400 of the Administrative Rules of Montana] establishes guidelines for the permitting ... |
| 2652 |
Potable water as commodity |
Water Managment: Beneficial Use: Potable Water Use: "... Although there is currently no regulation that requires produced water of drinking quality ... |
| 2654 |
Produced water of quality can recharge aquifers. |
Water Management: Beneficial Use: Aquifer Recharge: "Produced water of sufficient quality could be used to recharge surficial aquifers during drought ... |
| 4061 |
Pumps are used for the depths of the reservoir and the extraction rate and volume. |
Facilities: Pumps: "In addition to the reduction of noise and emissions there are several other considerations when selecting pumps... The other two ... |
| 2648 |
Quality of produced water determines the possibility of future irrigation. |
Water management: Beneficial Use: Irrigation: "... the quality of produced water would determine the extent to which the water could be used for ... |
| 4069 |
re-seeding strategies may be implemented to provide valuable resources for livestock. |
Land Surface Reclamation: "Depending on landowner agreements, re-seeding strategies may also be implemented to provide valuable resources for ... |
| 4059 |
Reduce air emissions from compressors and pump motors to alleviate high emissions. |
Facilities: Emissions: "Operators who find methods to reduce air emissions from compressors and pump motors can alleviate this concern. Besides ... |
| 2708 |
Reverse Osmosis to treat produced water. |
Water Management: Treatment: Reverse Osmosis: "RO systems can be used to treat produced water and concentrate constituents into an effluent that is ... |
| 2644 |
Site Location Recommendations, regarding visual asthetics |
Exploration of Coal Bed Methane: Site Location: "Consideration should be given to the proximity to schools, residences and other public areas, visual ... |
