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BMP ID: 1247
Title: Avoid areas susceptible to erosion and with high salinity
Text: "Erosion-prone areas (e.g., drainages) or high-salinity areas will be avoided where possible. Necessary construction in these areas will be done to avoid periods of runoff (e.g., in the late summer, fall, or winter prior to soil freezing)."
Source Publication Name: Pinedale Anticline Oil & Gas Exploration & Development Project Record of Decision
Citation Section: Appendix A: Mitigation Guidelines and Standard Practices for Surface-Disturbing and Disruptive Activities
Citation Page: A-17
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Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Construction / Siting / Design
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field: Pinedale Anticline Project (GREATER GREEN RIVER)
Surface Ownership: • Federal
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
Primary Contact: BLM - Pinedale Field Office
1625 West Pine St., PO Box 768
Pinedale, Wyoming  82941  United States
Phone:(307) 367-5300     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail:WyMail_Jonah_Infill@blm.gov
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Land Surface Disturbance
Soils (Conservation, Pollution, Reclamation)
Location: Wyoming
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Date Entered: 2009-02-04 13:40 UTC
Last Updated: 2011-02-06 12:45 UTC