New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 121 - CORRECTIVE ACTION FUND USE AND EXPENDITURES
Section 20.5.121.2104 - SITE PRIORITIZATION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. The department shall assign a rank to all sites contaminated by releases from storage tanks using the leaking storage tank (LST) ranking system, as defined in 20.5.101.7 NMAC, and shall classify sites as being first, second or third priority sites. A site's priority shall be based on a minimum site assessment, as defined in 20.5.101.7 NMAC, or other available information that documents an effect or potential effect of the release on public health, safety and welfare or the environment. The department may re-rank and reclassify as warranted, based on facts affecting public health, safety and welfare and the environment.
B. When the department approves corrective action other than minimum site assessments, it shall approve corrective action at sites in order of rank and shall approve priority one sites first, priority two sites after priority one sites, and priority three sites after priority one and priority two sites, except that the department may approve emergency corrective action at any time.