New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 118 - REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECTED AND CONFIRMED RELEASES
Section 20.5.118.1802 - CONFIRMED RELEASES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Owners, operators, certified installers, certified junior installers, and testers of storage tank systems shall report the following conditions to the department within 24 hours, in accordance with 20.5.118.1800 NMAC:
B. If a release is confirmed, the secretary may take any action necessary, including suspension of the use of a storage tank system, until the owner or operator identifies and stops the release.
C. Owners and operators of storage tank systems shall address confirmed releases in accordance with 20.5.119 and 20.5.120 NMAC, and shall empty the storage tank and close the storage tank system in accordance with 20.5.115 NMAC until the storage tank system is repaired or replaced so that the release will not recur.
[To provide notice to the department under this section, telephone the department staff person currently on duty; to obtain this number, check the petroleum storage tank bureau's pages on the department website.]