This part applies to owners and operators of storage tanks as provided in 20.5 NMAC and as provided in 20.5.101 NMAC to contractors, offerors, and designated representatives, and to all payments made by the department to or on behalf of storage tank owners and operators under the Ground Water Protection Act, Sections 74-6B-1 through 74-6B-14 NMSA 1978. If the owner and operator are separate persons, only one person is required to comply with the requirements of this part, including any notice and reporting requirements; however, both parties are liable in the event of noncompliance.
N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.123.2