University of Colorado at Boulder
BMP of Oil and Gas Development

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BMP ID: 6364
Title: Develop a stormwater pollution prevention plan
Text: Develop a stormwater pollution prevention plan. "It relies in large part on general permits and known approaches that have been available and utilized for years, such as installing vegetative ground cover, berms, temporary fabric barriers known as silt fences, or turnouts (ditches extended into a vegetated area to disperse and filter stormwater runoff)."
Source Publication Name: Drilling Down: Protecting Western Communities from the Health and Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Production
Citation Section:
Citation Page: 20
Supplemental Documents: See the Source Document for links to supplemental information
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Planning / Environmental Review
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Ms. Amy Mall
Natural Resources Defence Council
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Categories: Land Surface Disturbance
Vegetation
Water Quality and Pollution
Location: General / Federal
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Date Entered: 2010-03-14 11:12 UTC
Last Updated: 2010-03-14 11:12 UTC