N.M. Admin. Code § 20.2.18.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 20.2.18.7 - DEFINITIONS

In addition to the terms defined in 20.2.2 NMAC (Definitions), as used in this Part:

A. "Commenced" means that an owner or operator has undertaken a continuous program of construction or that an owner or operator has entered into a binding agreement or contractual obligation to undertake and complete, within a reasonable time, a continuous program of construction.

B. "Construction" means fabrication, erection or installation of an affected facility.

C. "Existing oil-burning equipment" means oil burning equipment that was fully constructed and operational or under construction prior to August 17, 1971. Existing oil burning equipment also includes any gas burning equipment that is converted to burn oil for energy considerations if the gas burning equipment was fully constructed and operational on January 21, 1979.

D. "New oil burning equipment" means oil burning equipment the construction of which is commenced after August 17, 1971.

E. "Opacity" means the degree to which emissions reduce the transmission of light and obscure the view of an object in the background.

F. "Part" means an air quality control regulation under Title 20, Chapter 2 of the New Mexico Administrative Code, unless otherwise noted; as adopted or amended by the Board.

G. "Visible emissions" means particulate or gaseous matter which can be detected by the human eye.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.2.18.7

11/30/95; 20.2.18.7 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 2.18.107 10/31/02