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BMP ID: 1312
Title: Place pipeline crossings beneath all alluvial material
Text: "...an analysis of channel degradation and scour should be completed to ensure the lines are not exposed and broken during extreme runoff events. Without such an analysis, pipeline crossings should be excavated to bedrock and placed beneath all alluvial material."
Source Publication Name: Vernal Resource Management Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Citation Section: Appendix B: Hydraulic Considerations for Pipelines Crossing Stream Channels
Citation Page: B-3
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Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Planning / Environmental Review
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field: Uinta Basin (UINTA-PICEANCE)
Surface Ownership: • Federal
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
Primary Contact: BLM - Vernal Field Office
170 South 500 East
Vernal, Utah  84078  United States
Phone:(435) 781-4400     Alt. Phone:
Fax:(435) 781-4410     E-mail:utvnmail@blm.gov
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Categories: Water Quality and Pollution
Land Surface Disturbance
Aquatic and Riparian Values
Location: Utah
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Date Entered: 2009-02-04 13:40 UTC
Last Updated: 2011-06-07 16:17 UTC