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BMP ID: 2837
Title: Locate and construct roads to follow the contour of the landform or mimic lines in the vegetation.
Text: "Natural Gas Operations: 1. Location: g. Locate and construct roads and other linear facilities to follow the contour of the landform or mimic lines in the vegetation. Avoid a straight road that will draw the viewer's eye and attention straight toward the production facilities at the end of the road."
Source Publication Name: Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement
Citation Section: APPENDIX K: Best Management Practices
Citation Page: 1311
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Planning / Environmental Review
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
Primary Contact: No Contact Listed
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Categories: Visual Aesthetics
Vegetation
Land Surface Disturbance
Location: Montana
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Date Entered: 2009-03-09 16:27 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-03-26 15:53 UTC