New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 120 - CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR UST SYSTEMS CONTAINING OTHER REGULATED SUBSTANCES
Section 20.5.120.2026 - COMPLETION OF REMEDIATION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. The department shall consider remediation complete when all of the following criteria are met:
B. If any of the conditions of Paragraphs (1) through (3) of Subsection A of this section are not met, the department may require the owner or operator to perform additional remediation.
C. Notwithstanding the conditions in Subsection A of this section, owners and operators may continue to operate the mechanical and electrical components of the remediation system when it is effectively reducing contaminant concentrations, as determined and approved by the department.
D. Termination of remediation in accordance with this section does not relieve owners and operators of any other liability or responsibility they may have under this part or any other federal, state or local law or regulation.
E. Following department approval, owners and operators shall decommission the electrical and mechanical components of the remediation system and properly abandon wells that are no longer needed for remediation or monitoring, in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.