Best Management Practices
The Natural Resources Law Center and its partners welcome you
to this free-access website of best management practices (BMPs)
for oil and gas development in the Intermountain West. The focus
of this website is a searchable database addressing surface resources
affected by oil and gas development. The database includes both
mandatory and voluntary practices currently in use and/or recommended
for responsible resource management in the states of Colorado,
Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
 The
BMP database is not intended to represent a consensus on what
the best practices are for specific applications nor to advise
users on the current legal requirements for specific locations.
Rather, the database describes each practice and documents the
source of the practice (who requires or recommends it in what
specific applications). The database provides a link to the source
of the BMP and, where possible, it provides supplemental information,
including construction specifications, illustrations, pictures,
maps, monitoring reports, and evaluations of the potential of
the practice for mitigating impacts of development. Because practices
change over time, database users should check with appropriate
authorities to verify the latest requirements and recommendations
for your area.
Workshops and Trainings
The BMP project hosted its first workshop on October 14, 2009
in Rifle CO: Best Practices for Community and Environmental
Protection. Almost 60 people participated in a field
trip hosted by Williams Production and over 170 attended the sessions
at the Garfield County Fairground. For details on the Rifle workshop,
go to the Rifle Workshop Webpage
for a copy of the agenda and powerpoint presentations made at
the workshop.
A Front Range workshop is being planned for Spring 2010. Stay
tuned for details or contact us to participate in the planning.
We welcome requests for training in the use of the BMP Database.
To arrange a training or for help with a custom search, contact
us!
Resources
For background information on oil and gas development issues,
click the RESOURCES button or
go to:
• The Development Process
• Oil and Gas Fields of the Intermountain
West (Under Construction)
• Geographic Information Systems for
Oil and Gas
• Air Quality
• Water Quality
• Wildlife
• Reclamation
• Vegetation |
BMP
Categories
The database includes BMPs to address a variety
of resources and issues...
BMP Search
What management practices are recommended or required for oil
and gas development? To find out, use the drop down menus or type
Keywords. For a more refined search, click "Advanced Search"
or use the BMP SEARCH button.
View the Bibliography, alphabetically
by title. A bibliography search function is "Coming Soon."
To print search results, click the "File" button
on your web browser’s tool bar, then click "Print". Records obtained
from your Basic or Advanced search are automatically formatted
for printing.
You can also copy and paste data into Excel if you are browsing
with Internet Explorer or into Zoho, if using Safari.
For help with composing your search or with exporting or printing
results, please contact us! or
see our Help page. |
What's New on the Site
WANTED: Consultant
Solicitation
# CU-DT71144-Q Contractor needed to work with NRLC staff to
expand this website and database. Documented quotes due December
21, 2009, 4 pm.
The Intermountain BMP Project is a work in progress. Currently,
the database includes BMPs for a variety of resources (see the
BMP Categories section) from a range of source documents (see
the Bibliography), including project Environmental Impact Statements,
Resource Management Plans, state wildlife agency guidelines, and
industry and conservation group reports and websites.
Our newest Resources page additions are Reclamation
and Vegetation. Our newest
Database effort is to incorporate cost/benefit analysis data and
information on the effectiveness of specific BMPs.
Partners
The structure and content of this website is being developed
in conjunction with project partners and advisors from government,
industry, the conservation community, academia and landowners.
For information on our current partners or to become a project
partner, see ABOUT US
Contributing to the BMP Database & Dialogue
The BMP Forum is a message board system connected to the BMP
database. To access or share information about a particular BMP
or a resource topic area, or to make suggestions on the database
or website, use the BMP FORUM
button or go to the ADD INFO
page.
You can also contact us by email or telephone. Go to the ABOUT
US page for details.
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