New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 9 - SOLID WASTE
Part 20 - RECYCLING, ILLEGAL DUMPING AND SCRAP TIRE MANAGEMENT
Section 20.9.20.37 - REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE OF SCRAP TIRES AND TIRE DERIVED PRODUCT BY TIRE RECYCLING AND STORAGE FACILITIES AND FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE BY CIVIL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

A. A scrap tire storage site shall be designed, constructed, and operated so that the health, welfare and safety of operators, haulers, and others who may utilize the site are maintained.

B. Outdoor storage of scrap tires shall not be located within the right of way of any electric power lines and in no event within 20 feet on either side of an electric power line.

C. Open burning is prohibited at all tire storage sites. Smoking shall be allowed only in designated areas.

D. Scrap tire piles or stacks of tire bales shall be no greater than 10 feet in height, nor shall the pile or stack be more than 50 feet wide by 100 feet long.

E. There shall be a minimum separation of 40 feet between outdoor scrap tire piles, bale stacks, and other stored materials. This 40 foot space shall be designated as a fire lane that totally encircles the tire piles and shall be maintained as an all-weather road.

F. Outdoor storage piles and bale stacks must be separated from grass and weeds by a minimum of 40 feet and from brush and forested areas including pinon and juniper by a minimum of 100 feet.

G. When there are more than three (3) outdoor storage piles of scrap tires or scrap tire bales that are 10 feet high by 50 feet wide by 100 feet long, the separation between the groups shall be at least 75 feet wide.

H. Tires shall not be stored under bridges, elevated trestles, elevated roadways, or elevated railroads.

I. When the bulk volume of scrap tires will be more than 20,000 cubic feet, a firmly anchored fence that is at least six feet high or other method of security that has been approved by the local fire authority is required.

J. All gates to the outdoor storage piles of scrap tires shall be locked when the facility is not staffed.

K. All gateways, fire breaks and separation lanes shall be free of obstructions at all times.

L. The scrap tire storage site shall have fire extinguishers that are in compliance with the local fire code.

M. Each site permitted as a tire recycling or storage facility shall conspicuously display at each entrance a sign at least 1 1/2 feet by 2 1/2 feet in size with clear, legible letters stating the name of the scrap tire storage site using the, name, location, and physical address of the site, the tire recycling or storage facility permit number, the hours of operation and emergency telephone numbers.

N. The facility must have suitable structures or features to prevent surface water run-on from surrounding areas as well as preventing surface runoff from leaving the facility.

O. The scrap tire storage site shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with all local building codes, fire codes, and other applicable local codes and regulations including litter and nuisance codes.

P. An adequate means of suppression or extinguishing fires shall be provided.