New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 2 - AIR QUALITY (STATEWIDE)
Part 65 - SMOKE MANAGEMENT
Section 20.2.65.101 - MATERIALS ALLOWED TO BE BURNED
Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.2.65.101
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Only vegetative material shall be burned, with the following exceptions.
A. Auxiliary fuel or incendiary devices may be used to ignite the burning authorized by this section, provided that:
(1) no oil heavier
than no. 2 diesel shall be used; and
(2) no more than the minimum amount of
auxiliary fuel necessary to complete the burn shall be used.
B. Polyethylene sheeting may be burned with the vegetative materials, provided that:
(1) the sheeting has been covering piled
vegetative material for at least one month prior to burning;
(2) the amount of sheeting burned is no more
than the minimum necessary to cover the pile;
(3) removal of the sheeting before burning is
impractical; and
(4) the burner is
able to provide evidence, such as purchase records or package labeling, that
the sheeting is polyethylene and not some other form of plastic.
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