New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 119 - CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS CONTAINING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Section 20.5.119.1921 - COMPLETION OF MONITORED NATURAL ATTENUATION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Natural attenuation shall be considered complete when all of the following criteria are met:
B. If any of the conditions of Paragraphs (1) through (5) of Subsection A of this section are not met, the department may require owners and operators to perform additional remediation.
C. Termination of monitored natural attenuation in accordance with this section does not relieve the owner and operator of any other liability or responsibility they may have under this part or any other federal, state or local law or regulation.
D. Following department approval, and with 30 days' notice unless otherwise approved by the department, owners and operators shall properly abandon wells that are no longer needed for monitoring, in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.