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BMP ID: 4071
Title: Cover or net pits and tanks to exclude flying wildlife.
Text: "Physical and Chemical Hazards - Recommended Mitigations: Cover or net pits and tanks to exclude flying wildlife. The US Fish & Wildlife Service provides technical guidance (35) for pit netting design. Netting for smaller, temporary ponds may be constructed using less durable materials and methods."
Source Publication Name: Oil and Gas Development Guidelines: Conserving New Mexico's Wildlife Habitats and Wildlife
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Citation Page: 12
Supplemental Documents: Contaminant Issues - Oil Field Waste Pits — Region 6 Environmental Contaminants
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
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Categories: Aquatic and Riparian Values
Wildlife
Location: New Mexico
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Date Entered: 2009-03-10 11:55 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-03-10 12:01 UTC