New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 15 - OIL AND GAS
Part 34 - PRODUCED WATER, DRILLING FLUIDS AND LIQUID OIL FIELD WASTE
Section 19.15.34.20 - DISPOSITION OF PRODUCED WATER AND OTHER OIL FIELD WASTE
Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.15.34.20
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
Except as authorized by 19.15.17 NMAC, 19.15.26.8 NMAC, 19.15.30 NMAC, 19.15.34 NMAC or 19.15.36 NMAC, persons, including transporters, shall not dispose of produced water or other oil field waste:
A. on or below the surface of the ground, in a pit or in a pond, lake, depression or watercourse;
B. in another place or in a manner that may constitute a hazard to fresh water, public health, or the environment; or
C. in a permitted pit or registered or permitted surface waste management facility without permission of the owner or operator of the pit or facility.
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