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You are viewing BMP records related to the Oil and Gas Development Guidelines: Conserving New Mexico's Wildlife Habitats and Wildlife publication.

BMP ID Short Title Text of BMP
4065 Amend surfaces for dirt roads that must be placed on soils susceptible to ruts, or on steeper grades. Limit travel when the ground is wet. "Erosion and Water Quality - Recommended Mitigations: Amend surfaces with gravel, sand, stone, cinders, or other available material for dirt roads ...
4077 Assign responsibility for weed surveillance and control "Undesirable Plants - Recommended Mitigations: Assign responsibility for weed surveillance and control by the project proponent to combat invasive ...
4067 Avoid grubbing or clearing stands of woody species or other vegetated areas "Physical and Chemical Hazards - Recommended Mitigations: Avoid grubbing or clearing stands of woody species or other vegetated areas, or conduct ...
4048 Avoid or minimize development in less abundant habitat types Habitat Loss and Fragmentation - Recommended Mitigations: Avoid, minimize, or mitigate development in less abundant habitat types that may contribute ...
4047 Bury pipeline along existing or planned road corridors Habitat Loss and Fragmentation - Recommended Mitigations: Bury pipeline along existing or planned road corridors to minimize additional surface ...
4191 Bury powerlines where feasible. Remove obsolete powerlines. "Lesser Prairie-Chicken - Additional Recommended Mitigations: Bury powerlines where feasible. Remove obsolete powerlines."
4053 Close drilling pits to prevent contamination of near-surface soil "Erosion and Water Quality - Recommended Mitigations: Close drilling pits in a manner that will not result in salt contamination of near-surface ...
4068 Comply with recommendations from the OCD manual Pollution Prevention Best Management Practices and the Pollution Prevention Pocket Guide "Physical and Chemical Hazards - Recommended Mitigations: Follow recommendations from the OCD manual Pollution Prevention Best Management Practices ...
4049 Conduct pre-development surveys of plants and animals "Habitat Loss and Fragmentation - Recommended Mitigations: Conduct pre-development surveys of plants and animals (including reptiles, small mammals ...
4213 Conduct test plot studies to develop more effective revegetation practices "Suggested Research Topics: Conduct test plot studies to develop more effective revegetation practices. Variables might include slope, aspect, soil ...
4057 Consider using produced water for irrigation of reclaimed areas until vegetation is established. "Erosion and Water Quality - Recommended Mitigations: If produced water meets the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission surface water ...
4187 Construct or retrofit oilfield power lines and poles "Raptors - Recommended Mitigations: Construct or retrofit oilfield power lines and poles following the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee (APLIC) ...
4063 Construct road and pipeline crossings perpendicular to wetland/riparian areas "Erosion and Water Quality - Recommended Mitigations: Construct road and pipeline crossings perpendicular to wetland/riparian areas, including ...
4071 Cover or net pits and tanks to exclude flying wildlife. "Physical and Chemical Hazards - Recommended Mitigations: Cover or net pits and tanks to exclude flying wildlife. The US Fish & Wildlife Service ...
4193 Design revegetation plans in potentially suitable habitat to meet LPC requirements. "Lesser Prairie-Chicken - Additional Recommended Mitigations: Design revegetation plans in potentially suitable habitat to meet LPC requirements. ...
4186 Determine appropriate buffer zones, and/or seasonal limitations on construction activity "Raptors - Recommended Mitigations: Determine appropriate buffer zones, and/or seasonal limitations on construction activity, based on the species ...
4211 Determine species-specific effects of fragmentation on habitat utilization "Suggested Research Topics: Determine species-specific effects of fragmentation on habitat utilization."
4041 Develop a mitigation plan for projects that will result in habitat loss or degradation Habitat Loss and Fragmentation - Recommended Mitigations: Develop a mitigation plan for projects that will result in habitat loss or signifi cant ...
4206 Develop/implement BMPs on a watershed scale to protect the Black River habitats "Geographically Isolated Spring-Fed Wetlands - Recommended Mitigations: Develop and implement a set of best management practices on a watershed scale ...
4044 Directionally drill boreholes to petroleum-bearing formations "Habitat Loss and Fragmentation - Recommended Mitigations: Directionally drill boreholes to petroleum-bearing formations from less sensitive surface ...
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