N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.106.617
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 20.5.106.617 - ALTERNATE METHODSA. If owners and operators want to install tanks, piping, underground storage tank systems, spill and overfill equipment, secondary containment, or any other requirement of this part with materials or methods that are not in accordance with the current edition of an industry standard or code of practice developed by a nationally recognized association or independent testing laboratory, owners and operators shall apply in writing to the department, shall provide supporting documentation, and shall not begin the installation unless and until the department approves the request in writing. At a minimum, the request for an alternate method shall contain the following: (1) date the form is completed;(2) facility name, facility ID number, address (with county) and telephone number;(3) owner name, owner ID number, address and telephone number;(4) citation to regulation for which alternate method or material (such as type of piping) is requested;(5) brief description of the proposed alternate method or material;(6) justification of proposed alternate method or material, including citation to a standard or code supporting its use, if available; and(7) demonstration of its equivalent protection of public health, safety and welfare and the environment.B. The department shall not grant the request unless owners and operators demonstrate that the request will provide equivalent protection of public health, safety and welfare and the environment.[The department provides an optional form that may be used to request approval of an alternate method. The form is available on the petroleum storage tank bureau's pages on the department's website or by contacting the Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau at 505-476-4397 or 2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.]
N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.106.617
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 7/24/2018