New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 116 - DELIVERY PROHIBITION
Section 20.5.116.1604 - REGULATED SUBSTANCE REMOVAL

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.5.116.1604

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

Owners and operators shall empty all regulated substances from storage tanks that have been affixed with a red tag if the violations have not been corrected within 30 days of the placement of the red tag. This section shall not limit or supersede the application of 20.5.118 NMAC in the event of a suspected or confirmed release. If no suspected or confirmed release exists, owners and operators shall:

A. empty all regulated substances from each storage tank at the facility that has been affixed with a red tag in accordance with 20.5.115 NMAC, and shall provide written notice to the inspector who issued the red tag when each tank has been emptied, with the name, address, telephone number and email address of the person who removed the regulated substances from the tank; and

B. continue to meet all requirements for temporary closure in 20.5.115.1501 NMAC, including operation of cathodic protection and release detection equipment and payment of the annual fee, or shall permanently close the storage tank system in accordance with 20.5.115.1502 NMAC.

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