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BMP ID: 2863
Title: No produced water impoundments in drainages
Text: "Other Conditions: b. Impoundments constructed for the purposes of holding and storing produced water from CBM development must not be located in ephemeral, intermittent, or perennial drainages as defined in Section I.A of the permit or the alluvial deposits underlying floodplains and terraces of these drainages. For purposes of this permit, ephemeral, intermittent, or perennial streams are those identified as such on a 7.5-minute U.S Geological Survey topographic map."
Source Publication Name: Montana Final Statewide Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment of the Powder River and Billings Resource Management Plans
Citation Section: Hydrology Appendix-General Discharge Permit Coal Bed Methane Produced Water Montana Department of Environmental Quality Authorization to Discharge Under the Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Citation Page: HYD-20
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Montana Department of Environmental Quality
1520 E. Sixth Avenue P.O. Box 200901
Helena, Montana  59620  United States
Phone:(406) 841 5000     Alt. Phone:
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Categories: Water Quality and Pollution
Location: Montana
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Date Entered: 2009-03-09 16:27 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-07-15 12:58 UTC