New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 9 - SOLID WASTE
Part 3 - SOLID WASTE FACILITY PERMITS AND REGISTRATIONS
Section 20.9.3.21 - PERMITTED FACILITIES - DUTIES PRIOR TO OPERATION

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.9.3.21

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024

A. At least 14 days prior to the start of solid waste facility construction, the owner or operator shall provide the department with a major milestone schedule.

B. After a permit is granted for a solid waste facility or for the expansion of a solid waste facility, and at least 14 days prior to disposal, processing, or transforming of any solid waste at the solid waste facility or expansion, the owner or operator shall:

(1) provide to the department a written notice of construction completion with "as built" construction drawings signed and sealed by a registered professional engineer; and

(2) for landfills, provide the department a quality assurance/quality control report, certified by a registered professional engineer licensed in New Mexico and experienced in liner installation, for construction of the liner and leachate collection system.

C. The owner and operator shall prohibit the disposal, processing, or transformation of solid waste at a new or modified portion of a solid waste facility until the department has either inspected the solid waste facility or modified portion and determined that the site has been developed in accordance with the permit or permit modification, 20.9.2 - 20.9.10 NMAC and the Solid Waste Act, or the department fails to inspect the solid waste facility within 30 calendar days of receipt of written notice of construction completion and any quality assurance/quality control report or engineer's certification that the facility or modification has been constructed in accordance with the permit or permit modification, 20.9.2 - 20.9.10 NMAC and the Solid Waste Act, and that a quality assurance/quality control report is being prepared.

D. The owner and operator shall prohibit the disposal, processing, or transformation of solid waste at a new or modified portion of a solid waste facility until the owner or operator has secured financial assurance and has submitted appropriate documentation to the department prior to the initial receipt of waste at a new or modified portion of a solid waste facility.

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