N.M. Admin. Code § 19.15.34.9 - RECYCLING FACILITIES
A. Except
where recycling facilities are part of a permitted operation for the drilling,
completing, producing or plugging of oil and gas wells, all recycling
facilities shall be permitted or registered with the division district office.
Division form C-147 shall be used for registration, financial assurance or for
a permit if not associated with the drilling, completing, producing and
plugging of oil and gas wells. All operators or owners of the facility shall be
named in the form C-147.
B. In
addition to the other applicable rule requirements, registration of a recycling
facility is required in the following circumstances:
(1) when the recycling facility is an
addition to a surface waste management facility permitted under 19.15.36
NMAC;
(2) when the recycling
facility is an addition to the secondary recovery of oil and gas, enhanced oil
recovery of oil and gas or pressure maintenance projects permitted under
19.15.26 NMAC;
(3) when the
recycling facility is an addition to a produced water disposal well permitted
under 19.15.26 NMAC;
(4) when the
recycling facility is an addition to pits permitted or below-grade tanks
registered in accordance with 19.15.17 NMAC;
(5) when the recycling facility is used with
a closed loop system that only delivers fluid for drilling or completion
purposes;
(6) when the recycling
facility is used with dedicated above ground, unlined, hard-sided tanks used in
accordance with the manufacturer's standards that are externally visually
inspected weekly when holding fluids and a log is kept of the inspections made
available to the division upon request; or
C. Recycling facilities not
identified in Subsection B of
19.15.34.9 NMAC are required to be
permitted. The appropriate division district office will determine approval
requirements based upon the proposed use.
D. Recycling facilities may be located either
onsite or offsite of a well drilling location and may serve a number of
wells.
E. The operator of a
recycling facility shall keep accurate records and shall report monthly to the
division the total volume of water received for recycling, with the amount of
fresh water received listed separately, and the total volume of water leaving
the facility for disposition by use on form C-148.
F. The operator of a recycling facility shall
maintain accurate records that identify the sources and disposition of all
recycled water that shall be made available for review by the division upon
request.
G. Recycling facilities may
not be used for the disposal of produced water.
H. The operator shall remove all fluids
within 60 days from the date the operator ceases operations. The division
district office may grant an extension for the removal of all fluids not to
exceed two months.
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