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BMP ID: 2840
Title: Avoid locating roads and pipelines on steep slopes.
Text: "Natural Gas Operations: 1. Location: j. Avoid locating roads and pipelines on steep slopes. Follow the contours of the land to reduce earthwork/disturbance. If you must locate on a steep slope, a certified engineering and reclamation plan must be submitted and approved by the authorized officer."
Source Publication Name: Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement
Citation Section: APPENDIX K: Best Management Practices
Citation Page: 1311
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Planning / Environmental Review
• Production / Operation / Maintenance
• Reclamation
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
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Categories: Vegetation
Land Surface Disturbance
Wildlife
Location: Montana
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Date Entered: 2009-03-09 16:27 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-03-26 16:03 UTC