New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 6 - WATER QUALITY
Part 2 - GROUND AND SURFACE WATER PROTECTION
Section 20.6.2.5208 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE INJECTION WELLS AND CLASS III WELLS
Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.6.2.5208
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Reporting Requirements for Class I non-hazardous waste injection wells.
(1) If a Class I non-hazardous waste
injection well is found to be discharging or is suspected of discharging fluids
into a zone or zones other than the permitted or authorized injection zone, the
discharger shall within 24 hours notify the secretary of the circumstances and
action taken. The discharger shall provide subsequent written reports as
required by the secretary.
(2) The
discharger shall provide reports quarterly to the secretary on:
(a) The physical, chemical and other relevant
characteristics of injection fluids;
(b) Monthly average, maximum and minimum
values for injection pressure, flow rate and volume, and annular pressure;
and
(c) The results of monitoring
prescribed under Subsection B of Section 20.6.2.5207 NMAC.
(3) The discharger shall report, no later
than the first quarterly report after completion, the results of:
(a) Periodic tests of mechanical integrity as
required in Sections 20.6.2.5204 and 20.6.2.5207 NMAC;
(b) Any other test of the Class I
non-hazardous waste injection well conducted by the discharger if required by
the secretary;
(c) Any well
work-over; and
(d) Any changes
within the area of review which might impact subsurface conditions.
B. Reporting Requirements for Class III wells.
(1) The
discharger shall notify the secretary within 48 hours of the detection or
suspected detection of a leachate excursion, and provide subsequent reports as
required by the secretary.
(2) The
discharger shall provide to the secretary:
(a)
Reports on required monitoring quarterly, or more frequently as required by the
secretary; and
(b) Results of
mechanical integrity testing as required in Sections 20.6.2.5204 and
20.6.2.5207 NMAC and any other periodic tests required by the secretary. These
results are to be reported no later than the first regular report after the
completion of the test.
(3) Where manifold monitoring is permitted,
monitoring results may be reported on a well field basis, rather than
individual well basis.
C. Report Signatory Requirements.
(1) All reports submitted pursuant to this
Section shall be signed and certified as provided in Subsection G of Section
20.6.2.5101 NMAC, or by a duly authorized representative.
(2) For a person to be a duly authorized
representative, authorization must:
(a) Be
made in writing by a signatory described in Paragraph (1) of Subsection G of
Section 20.6.2.5101 NMAC;
(b)
Specify either an individual or a position having responsibility for the
overall operation of that regulated facility or activity, such as the position
of plant manager, operator of a well or well field, superintendent, or position
of equivalent responsibility; and
(c) Have been submitted to the
secretary.
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