N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.120.2016

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 20.5.120.2016 - EVALUATION OF MONITORED NATURAL ATTENUATION PLAN

A. Owners and operators shall evaluate the effectiveness of the monitored natural attenuation plan at the end of each year of monitoring and submit the evaluation to the department for review unless otherwise approved by the department.

B. When the department determines that the plan is not effectively mitigating contamination according to the identified risks to public health, safety and welfare or the environment, the owner or operator shall propose a change in the existing monitored natural attenuation plan within 30 days of the department's determination of ineffectiveness, or propose an alternative approach to remediation under 20.5.120.2019 NMAC. Within 30 days of the department's approval, the owner or operator shall implement the approved changes.

C. After implementation of any modification, owners and operators shall repeat annually the evaluation process described in this section.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.120.2016

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 7/24/2018