| BMP ID: |
5505 |
| Title: |
Avoid disturbing soil and vegetation if not necessary. |
| Text: |
"Maintenance: Avoid disturbing soil and vegetation if not necessary. Leave as much vegetation (grasses) in ditches, on road shoulder areas, and on cut or fill slopes (especially grasses and low growing brush) as possible. However, ensure sight distance and that the drainage systems still function properly." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Low-Volume Roads Engineering: Best Management Practices Field Guide |
| Citation Section: |
Chapter 4: Low Volume Roads Engineering |
| Citation Page: |
31 |
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
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| Oil / Gas Field: |
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Categories: |
Vegetation
Land Surface Disturbance
Soils (Conservation, Pollution, Reclamation)
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
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| General Comments: |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
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| Date Entered: |
2009-05-26 12:36 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-02-06 13:13 UTC |
