New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 9 - SOLID WASTE
Part 5 - SOLID WASTE FACILITY AND COMMERCIAL HAULERS OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
Section 20.9.5.10 - ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION LANDFILL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.9.5.10

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

All construction and demolition landfill owners and operators shall:

A. minimize the on-site population of disease vectors through the periodic application of cover material or other techniques as appropriate so as to protect public health, welfare and the environment;

B. apply and compact soil or apply other suitable material over disposed construction and demolition debris at the end of each operating day or at such frequencies and in such a manner as to reduce the risk of fire and impede vectors' access to the waste;

C. prevent the generation and lateral migration of methane such that:

(1) the concentration of methane generated by the facility does not exceed 25 percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL) for methane in facility structures (excluding gas control or recovery system components); and

(2) the concentration of methane does not exceed the LEL at the property boundary; and

D. limit public access so as to not expose the public to potential health and safety hazards at the facility.

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