| BMP ID |
Short Title |
Text of BMP |
|---|
| 2113 |
Communication site restrictions |
"Communications sites and antenna structures will not be built in or adjacent to: areas within 3 miles of active sage grouse or 1 mile of ... |
| 1072 |
Drilling activities should occur in a staged manner |
"For areas where surface disturbance is permissible, drilling activities should occur in a staged manner, allowing landscapes impacted by wellfields ... |
| 1073 |
Employ 'shot-hole' methods [exploration], not vibroseis |
"'Shot-hole' methods employ drilling shallow holes and setting off explosive charges to set up the vibration signals. When properly conducted, this ... |
| 177 |
Include comprehensive strategy for limiting impacts to aquatic systems in new RMP |
"The new RMP should include a comprehensive strategy forlimiting impacts to aquatic systems, including numeric standards on levels of hydrographic ... |
| 1074 |
Lay geophone cables by hand; airlift heliportable drills to site |
"For environmentally sensitive areas, geophone cables can be laid by hand, and heliportable drills can be airlifted to shot-hole sites. This ... |
| 176 |
Monitor fish species of concern, aquatic invertebrates and plants |
"The BLM must take a hard look at maintaining aquatic ecosystems from top to bottom. This should include monitoring of and concern for not only fish ... |
| 178 |
No shot-hole seismic testing near aquatic habitats |
"[Shot-hole seismic testing shall not be placed too close to aquatic habitats] Explosions from shot-hole seismic testing may injure or kill fish when ... |
| 2109 |
No surface occupancy near lek. |
"Areas within 3 miles of a sage grouse lek should be put under year-round No Surface Occupancy stipulations." |
| 2110 |
Powerline corridor restrictions |
"Powerline corridors should be sited more than 2 miles away from sage grouse leks to prevent major impacts to these sensitive prey species." |
| 2111 |
Reclamation seeding |
"For the benefit of sage grouse, Connelly et al. (2000) recommended reseeding with native species, and adding sagebrush to the seed mixture. . . . ... |
| 2112 |
Right of way corridor restrictions |
"The following areas shall be classified as "exclusion areas" for the purposes of siting "right of way" corridors: areas within 3 miles of active ... |
| 2114 |
Surface occupancy restrictions near lek |
"...areas within 3 miles of a sage grouse lek should be putunder year-round "No Surface Occupancy" stipulations." |
| 1070 |
Use directional drilling over conventional methods |
"In areas where surface disturbance from drilling is appropriate (i.e., outside areas recommended for NSO stipulations or withdrawal from leasing), ... |
| 1071 |
Use pitless drilling and other technology to reduce impacts |
"Pitless drilling permits smaller well pads and eliminating toxic reserve pits filled with toxic chemicals. In cases where this and other ... |
