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BMP ID: 1181
Title: No development or surface occupancy in wetland areas
Text: "Riparian Areas, Mitigation Measures: No development activity or surface occupancy shall be permitted in wetland areas (as defined in the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual [US Army 1987]). Exceptions may be analyzed in a site-specific environmental assessment. Any wetland acreage destroyed shall be mitigated by the acreage ratio as prescribed by the USFWS."
Source Publication Name: Farmington Resource Management Plan with Record of Decision
Citation Section: Chapter 2: Management Decisions
Citation Page: 33
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field: SAN JUAN BASIN
Surface Ownership: • Federal
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
Primary Contact: BLM - Farmington Field Office
1235 La Plata Highway, Suite A
Farmington, New Mexico  87401  United States
Phone:(505) 599-8900     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Aquatic and Riparian Values
Land Surface Disturbance
Water Quality and Pollution
Location: New Mexico
Species:
Vegetation Types:
• Riparian
General Comments:
Cost-Benefit Analysis:
BMP Efficacy:
Date Entered: 2009-02-04 13:40 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-02-04 13:40 UTC