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BMP ID: 4947
Title: Avoid locating facilities on or near ridgelines
Text: "Visual Resource Management: 3) Avoid locating facilities on or near ridgelines - use subsurface or low-profile facilities to prevent protrusion above horizon line when viewed from any primary road."
Source Publication Name: Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Field Final Environmental Impact Statement
Citation Section: Appendix H: Required Best Management Practices
Citation Page: H-6
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Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field: Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Field (GREATER GREEN RIVER)
Surface Ownership: • Federal
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
Primary Contact: David Simons
BLM - Wyoming State Office
5353 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, Wyoming  82003  United States
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Categories: Visual Aesthetics
Location: Wyoming
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Date Entered: 2009-04-17 14:22 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-07-16 20:00 UTC