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Elm Ridge Exploration LLC DBA Beeline Gas Systems
San Juan Basin
Facility Closure Plan
Te !ollo"ing in!ormation descri#es te closure re$uirements !or a
!acility on Elm Ridge
Exploration LLC DBA Beeline Gas Systems %BGS& locations' Tis
is BGS(s standardprocedure !or closing !acilities' A separate plan
"ill #e su#mitted !or any !acility tat
does not con!orm to tis plan'
General Plan)
*' BGS sall close a Facility "it in reasona#le time period a!ter
te cease o!
operations'+'
,' BGS sall remo-e li$uids and sludge !rom any storage tan.
prior to implementing
a closure metod and sall dispose o! te li$uids and te sludge in
a di-ision
appro-ed !acility'
/' BGS sall remo-e te unused e$uipment and dispose o! it in a
di-ision appro-ed!acility or recycle0 or reuse it in a manner tat
te appropriate di-ision district
o!!ice appro-es'
1' BGS "ill sur-ey te location !or any signs o! discarge 2!
contamination iscon!irmed #y !ield sampling' BGS "ill !ollo"
guidelines !or remediation o! lea.s0
spills0 and releases 345CD August *66, "en remediating
contaminatesidenti!ied'
7' 2! te site sur-ey demonstrates tat a release as not occurred0
ten BGS sall#ac.!ill te exca-ation as needed "it compacted0 non
"aste containing0 eart
material8 construct a di-ision prescri#ed soil co-er re9contour
and re9-egetate te
site'
:' 3otice o! Closure "ill #e gi-en to te A;tec Di-ision o!!ice
#et"een :+ ours and
one "ee. o! closure -ia email0 or -er#ally' Te noti!ication o!
closure "ill include
te !ollo"ing)
5perators 3ame
Location #y
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=' Re9contouring o! location "ill matc !it0 sape0 line0 !orm and
texture o! te
surrounding' Re9saping "ill include drainage control0 pre-ent
ponding0 and
pre-ent erosion' 3atural drainages "ill #e unimpeded and "ater
#ars and>or silttraps "ill #e placed in areas "ere needed to
pre-ent erosion on a large scale'
Final re9contour sall a-e a uni!orm appearance "it smoot
sur!ace0 !itting te
natural landscape'
6' BGS sall seed te distur#ed areas te !irst gro"ing season
a!ter te operator
closes te !acility' Seeding "ill #e accomplised -ia drilling on
te contour"ene-er practical or #y oter di-ision appro-ed metods'
BL4 or Forest
Ser-ice stipulated seed mix "ill #e used on !ederal lands'
?egetati-e co-er "ill
e$ual :@ o! nati-e perennial -egetati-e co-er % un9impacted&
consisting o! at
least tree nati-e plant species0 including at least on grass0
#ut no includingnoxious "eeds0 and maintain tat co-er troug t"o
successi-e gro"ing seasons'
Repeat seeding or planting "ill #e continued until success!ul
-egetati-e gro"t
occurs'
*@' A minimum o! !our !eet co-er sall #e acie-ed and te co-er
sall include one
suita#le material to esta#lis -egetation at te site0 or te
#ac.ground tic.ness o!topsoil0 "ice-er is greater'
