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BMP ID: 9903
Title: Action plan if methane concentration level increases by more than 5 mg/L between sampling periods
Text: "5.2 Water well monitoring. . . . If the methane concentration level increases by more than 5 mg/L between sampling periods . . . . an action plan shall be drafted to determine the source of the gas."
Source Publication Name: Memorandum of Understanding Between the Board of County Commissioners of La Plata County, Colorado and ConocoPhilips Company, 2006
Citation Section: Article V: Water Quality
Citation Page: 10
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Monitoring
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Nancy Lauro
La Plata County, Community Development Services
1060 E. 2nd Ave.
Durando, CO  81301  USA
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Alternate Contact: ConocoPhillips Company
3401 East 301h Street
Farmington, NM  87402-8807  USA
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Categories: Water Quality and Pollution
Location: Colorado
Species:
Vegetation Types:
• Suburban / urban
General Comments: Local Government - Operator MOU
Cost-Benefit Analysis:
BMP Efficacy:
Date Entered: 2016-01-28 13:14 UTC
Last Updated: 2016-05-20 08:26 UTC