New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 106 - NEW AND UPGRADED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATION
Section 20.5.106.600 - GENERAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR UST SYSTEMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A.In order to prevent releases due to structural failure, corrosion or spills and overfills for as long as a UST system is used to store regulated substances, owners and operators of any UST system shall:
B. Owners and operators shall ensure that the entire UST system is compatible with any regulated substance conveyed, as required by 20.5.107.708 NMAC.
C. Tanks and piping installed or replaced after April 4, 2008 must be secondarily contained in accordance with 20.5.106.606 NMAC and use interstitial monitoring in accordance with 20.5.108.808 NMAC, 20.5.108.811 NMAC, and 20.5.108.813 NMAC, except for suction piping that meets the requirements of Subsection B of 20.5.108.813 NMAC.
D. Secondary containment must be able to contain regulated substances leaked from the primary containment until they are detected and removed and prevent the release of regulated substances to the environment at any time during the operational life of the UST.