| BMP ID: |
5542 |
| Title: |
Avoid the use of outside ditches except in specific areas. |
| Text: |
"Roadway Surface Drainage Control: Avoid the use of outside ditches, along the outside edge of the road, except in specific areas that must be protected from sheet flow off the road surface. Preferably, use berms. Note that an outside ditch or berm necessitates additional road width." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Low-Volume Roads Engineering: Best Management Practices Field Guide |
| Citation Section: |
Chapter 7: Drainage of Low-Volume Roads |
| Citation Page: |
56 |
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Construction / Siting / Design
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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: |
Land Surface Disturbance
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
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| Date Entered: |
2009-05-26 17:21 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2009-09-04 09:45 UTC |
