New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 25 - ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF WATER - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 8 - GROUND WATER STORAGE AND RECOVERY ACT
Section 19.25.8.13 - PRE-APPLICATION MEETING AND PROJECT PROPOSAL
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
Prior to submission of an application, every applicant is required to attend a pre-application meeting with representatives of the state engineer. At the pre-application meeting, the applicant shall provide a written project proposal that summarizes the project goals and objectives and describes the method(s) to be used to achieve the project goals. The following information, unless considered inappropriate by the state engineer and the applicant, is to be included in the project proposal and discussed at the pre-application meeting:
A. The mapped location of the proposed project and related facilities which shows existing and planned features of the site
B. Description of the purpose and scope of the proposed project
C. Description of the estimated area of hydrologic effect of the project
D. Description of the purpose and scope of the pilot/demonstration project
E. Description of the estimated area of hydrologic effect of the pilot/demonstration project
F. Description of the proposed method of recharge (i.e. aquifer storage and recovery wells, injection wells, and infiltration basins)
G. Topographic map which shows the location of surface water bodies (natural and man-made), canals and ditches, wells, other recharge and recovery sites, and areas within the estimated area of hydrologic effect where there is potential for impairment to water rights or harm to land owners
H. Relevant information on hazardous waste or other contamination sites, potential environmental impacts, and plans for mitigating any harmful effects
I. Information on existing wells, springs, seeps, and wetlands and a description of the methods that will be used to analyze possible impairment and harm from the artificial recharge, storage, and recovery project
J. Source water characterization including flow rate, total volume, reliability of deliveries, chemical composition, and conveyance methods
K. Water characterization of the ambient water in the aquifer in which the recharged water will be stored
L. Scope of work for proposed hydrologic investigations to include: the installation of monitoring wells, infiltration testing, methodologies for obtaining aquifer parameters, ground water level and quality monitoring plans, surface water (including springs and base flow) flow and quality measurements, subsidence measurements, and ground water and/or surface water modeling
M. Discussion of the proposed method to calculate the amount of recoverable water in storage
N. Discussion of the proposed method of recovery
O. Hydrogeologic information:
P. Planned duration of the project and its facilities
Q. Secondary uses associated with the facility, if applicable, such as recreation, water quality treatment, or wetlands
R. Relevant information on past and present land use
S. Demonstration that the applicant has a valid water right and will meet all relevant state and federal rules and regulations
T. A file stamped copy of the Notice of Intent to Discharge (per Section 1201 of the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission Regulations) filed with the New Mexico Environment Department.
