Vegetation management definition

Vegetation management means the trimming, removal, or relocation of trees, shrubs, or other plant material.
Vegetation management means the cutting or removal of vegetation or the prevention of vegetative growth to accomplish one (1) of the following:
Vegetation management means pruning or removal of trees, shrubs or other vegetation that pose a risk to the reliability of the utility infrastructure, and the retention of trees and shrubs that are compatible with the utility infrastructure. Until such time as the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issues standards for identifying such compatible trees and shrubs, the standards and identification of such compatible trees and shrubs shall be as set forth in the 2012 final report of the State Vegetation Management Task Force; and

Examples of Vegetation management in a sentence

  • Vegetation management conducted through use of forest chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers is not a covered activity under the ITPs. Mechanical methods may also be used to control unwanted vegetation.


More Definitions of Vegetation management

Vegetation management means the reduction of fire hazard through public education, vegetation hazard reduction, and other methods as needed to manage vegetation in areas with unique hazards such as heavy, flammable vegetation, lack of access due to topography and roads, and/or firefighter safety.
Vegetation management means the clearing, moving, cutting,
Vegetation management means the actions a public utility takes to prevent or curtail vegetation from interfering with public utility infrastructure. The term includes the mowing of vegetation, application of herbicides, trimming of trees, and removal of trees or brush near and around electric transmission and distribution facilities.
Vegetation management means the removal of vegetation or the prevention of vegetative growth, to maintain safe conditions around energized conductor(s) and ensure reliable electric service. Vegetation management consists of biological, chemical, cultural, manual, and mechanical methods to control vegetation in order to prevent hazards caused by the encroachment of vegetation on energized conductor(s), and to provide utility access to the conductor.
Vegetation management means the right to trim, cut and remove at any time, by manual, mechanical and/or chemical means, and otherwise in accordance with Good Utility Practice, any vegetation (including trees), and to use formulations in accordance with Applicable Laws to eliminate and/or modify the growth of any vegetation.
Vegetation management means the “retention of trees and shrubs that are compatible with the utility infrastructure" and the pruning or removal of trees, shrubs and other vegetation that “pose a risk to the reliability of the utility infrastructure." [Emphasis added.] Public Act 14-151 reversed the order of these clauses in Sec.16-234 (a)(4), C.G.S., presumably to emphasize retention of non-hazardous trees and shrubs as recommended in the State Vegetation Management Task Force Report.
Vegetation management means the cutting, girdling or other Specified treatment of vegetation in the vicinity of a Crop Tree for the purpose of improving the survival and growth of the Crop Tree.