A toolbox for improving reclamation success: Joint USGS-BLM report establishes best management practices for oil and gas operations, monitoring methods, and standards
Reclamation Matters
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Abstract
The U. S. Geological Survey, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, recently published an oil and gas reclamation techniques and methods report that provides land managers and oil and gas operators specific guidance and best management practices for development impacts, successfully reclaiming disturbed lands during and after oil and gas activities. Resource inventory, monitoring, and protection of oil and gas sites are mandated by federal statutes and regulations, yet this is the first publication defining standards and guidelines for how to successfully monitor soil and vegetation outcomes disturbed oil and gas sites and evaluate those monitoring data against standards available at a national level. The report emphasizes the importance of best management practices, clear standards, effective monitoring and minimizing surface disturbance for successful land reclamation.
Suggested Citation
Duniway, M.C., Hartwell, M.A., 2024, A toolbox for improving reclamation success: Joint USGS-BLM report establishes best management practices for oil and gas operations, monitoring methods, and standards: Reclamation Matters, no. Spring 2024, p. 40-41.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A toolbox for improving reclamation success: Joint USGS-BLM report establishes best management practices for oil and gas operations, monitoring methods, and standards |
| Series title | Reclamation Matters |
| Issue | Spring 2024 |
| Year Published | 2024 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Reclamation Sciences (ASRS) |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 40 |
| Last page | 41 |