New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 118 - REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECTED AND CONFIRMED RELEASES
Section 20.5.118.1803 - SPILLS AND OVERFILLS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Owners and operators of storage tank systems shall contain and immediately clean up a spill or overfill, and report the spill or overfill to the department within 24 hours in accordance with 20.5.118.1800 NMAC except as provided in Subsection C of this section, and begin corrective action in accordance with 20.5.119 and 20.5.120 NMAC in the following cases:
B. Owners and operators of storage tank systems shall contain and immediately clean up a spill or overfill of petroleum that is less than 25 gallons, and a spill or overfill of a hazardous substance that is less than the reportable quantity. Owners and operators shall notify the department if cleanup cannot be accomplished within 24 hours, or within another reasonable time period which has been established by the department.
C. Pursuant to 40 CFR parts 302.7 and 355.40, owners and operators shall also immediately report a release of a hazardous substance equal to or in excess of its reportable quantity to the national response center under sections 102 and 103 of CERCLA and to appropriate state and local authorities under Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.
[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.]