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BMP ID: 2839
Title: Choose the best location for the road and its anticipated uses.
Text: "Natural Gas Operations: 1. Location: i. Do not reuse existing roads just because they are preexisting and you are hesitant to disturb new areas. Choose the best location for the road and its anticipated uses. Consider safety, anticipated traffic load, and maintenance requirements as well as visual and habitat needs."
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: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Wyoming Game and Fish Department
5400 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, Wyoming  82006  United States
Phone:(307) 777 4600     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Visual Aesthetics
Human Health and Safety
Community
Wildlife
Location: Montana
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Date Entered: 2009-03-09 16:27 UTC
Last Updated: 2011-01-29 10:11 UTC