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BMP ID: 2217
Title: Compressor station location restrictions for noise prevention
Text: "In selecting a site for a compressor facility, the distance from the edge of a sage grouse lek should be sufficient to result in a noise level increase from operating facilities no greater than 10 decibels (dba) above background."
Source Publication Name: Pinedale Anticline Oil & Gas Exploration & Development Project Record of Decision
Citation Section: Section IV-Management Area Exploration and Development Restrictions and Limitations for Resource Protection
Citation Page: 27
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Required
Timing: • 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: Noise
Wildlife
Location: Wyoming
Species:
• Sage grouse
Vegetation Types:
• Shrub lands
General Comments:
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Date Entered: 2009-02-05 23:26 UTC
Last Updated: 2011-02-01 14:59 UTC