New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 7 - WASTEWATER AND WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
Part 7 - REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR WASTEWATER CONSTRUCTION LOANS
Section 20.7.7.15 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.7.7.15

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

The environmental assessment process shall cover all potentially significant environmental impacts. NMED personnel shall assess environmental impacts before PER approval. The EID shall address all elements in 40 CFR Part 6 and follow the SERP. In minimizing the adverse effects of the proposed action:

A. Structural and nonstructural measures, directly or indirectly related to the facilities plan, to mitigate or eliminate adverse effects on the human and natural environments shall be identified during the environmental review. Among other measures, structural provisions include changes in facility design, size, and location; nonstructural provisions include staging facilities, monitoring and enforcement of environmental regulations, and local commitments to develop and enforce land use regulations.

B. NMED shall not accept a PER, nor approve loan assistance for its implementation, if the applicant has not made, or agreed to make, changes in the project, in accordance with determinations made in a FONSI or the ROD for an EIS. NMED shall condition a loan or seek other ways to ensure that the applicant will comply with such environmental review determinations.

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