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BMP ID: 8635
Title: Cover all drill cuttings to prevent wind transport.
Text: Cover all drill cuttings when stored on well pads to prevent wind transport and soil pollution.
Source Publication Name: Health Impact Assessment for Battlement Mesa, Garfield County Colorado, draft2
Citation Section: 3.2 Findings and Specific Recommendations from Water and Soil Quality Assessment
Citation Page: Part One Page 18
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Drilling
Oil / Gas Field: Piceance Basin (UINTA-PICEANCE)
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Dr. Roxana Witter
Colorado School of Public Health
Aurora, Colorado
Phone:     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail:roxana.witter@ucdenver.edu
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Human Health and Safety
Location: Colorado
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General Comments:
Cost-Benefit Analysis:
BMP Efficacy: High
Date Entered: 2014-05-12 09:10 UTC
Last Updated: 2014-05-12 09:10 UTC