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Unfortunately due to a lot of damage that has been done to the lakebed surface by production companies not following the location stipulations - the BLM has considered putting a monitor on every shoot at El Mirage, but Larry Blaine at the BLM is reluctant to do that at this time. I have sent this out through the locolist but I also wanted to send directly to you. Here are the extended El Mirage guidelines because Larry and I count on you - the location professional - to do your best to protect the surface of the lakebed. If you know that you may have a company that will not adhere to these rules, please let me know so we can put a monitor on the shoot and prevent the shoot from being shut down.

Activities that cause damage:

1) vehicles making sharp turns
2) vehicles spinning their wheels
3) vehicles skidding to a stop
4) vehicles doing donuts (driving in a circle)
5) digging
6) posting
7) staking
8) spiking
9) large amounts of liquid spilled on the lakebed then vehicles driving or people walking on the wet surface. (large amounts = more than an average single serving bottle of water)

Who is associated with a film shoot:

1) crew
2) cast
3) interns
4) above the line
5) clients/agents
6) vendors (i.e. caterers, security, etc)
7) friends of anyone listed above
8) family of anyone listed above
9) visitors of anyone listed above

If the BLM catches anyone associated with the shoot causing damage to the lakebed surface, the shoot will be shut down and the Production Company will be issued a fine.

updated 5.24.2012 lm/ 7.16.14 eg / 9.3&17.2015 lm / 4.19.2016 lb / 6.26.2017 / 12.5.2017 / 10.23.2018 / 8.15.2019 lm / 2.11.20 lb