New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 6 - WATER QUALITY
Part 2 - GROUND AND SURFACE WATER PROTECTION
Section 20.6.2.5005 - PRE-CLOSURE NOTIFICATION AND CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.6.2.5005
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Any person proposing to close a Class I, III, IV or V underground injection controlwell must submit pre-closure notification to the department at least 30 days prior to closure. Pre-closure notification must include the following information:
(1) Name of facility.
(2) Address of facility.
(3) Name of Owner/Operator.
(4) Address of Owner/Operator.
(5) Contact Person.
(6) Phone Number.
(7) Type of Well(s).
(8) Number of Well(s).
(9) Well Construction (e.g. drywell, improved
sinkhole, septic tank, leachfield, cesspool, other...).
(10) Type of Discharge.
(11) Average Flow (gallons per
day).
(12) Year of Well
Construction.
(13) Proposed Well
Closure Activities (e.g. sample fluids/sediment, appropriate disposal of
remaining fluids/sediments, remove well and any contaminated soil, clean out
well, install permanent plug, conversion to other type well, ground water and
vadose zone investigation, other).
(14) Proposed Date of Well Closure.
(15) Name of Preparer.
(16) Date.
(17) Well plugging plan as submitted to the
Office of the State Engineer pursuant to 19.27.4 NMAC.
B. Proposed well closure activities must be approved by the department prior to implementation.
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