Order No. R-10411-B
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
OIL CONSERVATION DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF THE HEARING
CALLED BY THE OIL CONSERVATION
COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSIDERING:
CASE 11143 - (REHEARING)
ORDER NO. R-10411-B
APPLICATION OF THE OIL CONSERVATION
DIVISION FOR AN ORDER AMENDING RULE
711 OF ITS GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
PERTAINING TO THE PERMITTING OF SURFACE
WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
ORDER OF THE COMMISSION
BY THE COMMISSION:
This cause came on for hearing at 9 o'clock a.m. on September 28,
1995, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, before the Oil Conservation
Commission of New Mexico, hereinafter referred to as the
"Commission".
NOW, on this 14th day of December, 1995, the Commission, a quorum
being present, having considered the record and being fully
advised in the premises,
FINDS THAT:
(1) Due public notice having been given as required by law, the
Commission has jurisdiction of this cause and the subject matter
thereof.
(2) On July 10, 1995, the Commission entered Order R-10411
adopting a "Revised Rule 711" which substantially
revised Oil Conservation Division General Rule 711.
(3) On July 10, 1995, two of the interested parties of record in
this case, the New Mexico Oil & Gas Association
("NMOGA") and Controlled Recovery, Incorporated
("CRI") filed an application for rehearing asking the
Commission to reconsider Revised Rule 711 as to ten substantive
issues and two procedural issues.
(4) On August 10, 1995, the Commission granted this application
for rehearing and on September 28, 1995, held a public hearing to
consider the issues raised in the application for rehearing at
which time additional evidence and arguments were presented by
NMOGA, CRI, the Oil Conservation Division and others.
(5) Based upon the evidence and record presented at the rehearing
of this matter, the Commission finds that Revised Rule 711 as
adopted by Order R-10411 should be withdrawn and replaced by
Replacement Rule 711 as adopted by this order.
(6) Substantantive Findings.
The ten substantive issues raised in the application for
rehearing can be consolidated into five major issues for which
the Commission finds:
(A) Commercial and Centralized Facilities
1. Surface waste management facilities pose different degrees of
risk to public health and the environment which can be divided
into two categories: "commercial facilities" which have
a higher degree of risk and "centralized facilities"
which have a lesser degree of risk;
2. While the Commission concludes that a commercial facility has
a higher degree of environmental and public health risk
associated with its operations because it receives large volumes
of waste material from unrelated parties for compensation, the
definition of commercial facility adopted by the Commission in
Order R-10411 is ambiguous.
3. While the Commission concludes that a centralized facility has
a lesser degree of environmental and public health risk
associated with its operations because waste materials it
receives are generally smaller in volume from fewer unrelated
sources and are generated by the same or related generators from
commonly or jointly owned operations, the definition of
centralized facility adopted by the Commission in Order R-10411
is ambiguous.
4. The Commission recognizes that a surface waste management
facility should still be a centralized facility even if the costs
of disposal were allocated to different wells under conventional
Joint Operating Agreements even if that results in payment from
some companies to others--i.e."compensation"--for what
should in all other respects be a centralized facility.
5. The Commission intends that centralized facility be defined as
either: (a) receiving no compensation, (b) used exclusively by
one generator even for compensation provided the generator
accepts only waste generated from production subject to the Oil
& Gas Conservation Tax; or (c) used by multiple generators
under an operating agreement and which receives New Mexico
generated waste from two or more production units from a set of
commonly owned or operated leases.
6. The Commission further intends that a "commercial
facility" be defined as any surface waste management
facility which does not satisfy the definition of a
"centralized facility".
7. The definitions of centralized and commercial as set forth in
Replacement Rule 711, attached to this order, adequately express
the intent of the Commission and should be adopted.
(B) Underground Injection Control Facilities and WQCC Regulated
Facilities
1. Rule 711 as adopted by Order R-10411 contains a definition for
commercial facility which unless amended classifies (a) all above
grade tank waste facilities; (b) all salt water disposal
("SWD") wells with related above grade surface
facilities and (c) facilities subject to the Water Quality
Control Commission Regulations as "commercial
facilities". The Commission intends to exclude these three
types of facilities from Rule 711.
2. The Commission finds that Order R-10411 incorrectly included
types of waste disposal facilities that are adequately regulated
either under NMOCD rules or regulations of the WQCC, and that
Replacement Rule 711 adequately corrects Rule 711 to properly
indicate the intentions of the Commission.
(C) Exemptions of Certain Types of Centralized Facilities Rule
711.A.3. (exemptions)
1. The Commission finds that there are certain types of
centralized facilities which should be exempt from permitting
because such facilities pose little risk to public health or the
environment. The following centralized facilities exempt from
permitting should be: (a) facilities that receive wastes from a
single well; (b) emergency pits that are designed to capture
fluids during an emergency upset period, provided such fluids are
removed from the pit within 24 hours from introduction; (c) such
other facilities that are demonstrated to present little risk to
public health and the environment, and (d) facilities that
receive less than 50 barrels of RCRA exempt liquid wastes per day
and have a capacity to hold 500 barrels of liquids or less or
1400 cubic yards of solids or less and when a showing can be made
to the satisfaction of the Division that no harm to fresh water,
public health or the environment will occur.
2. Replacement Rule 711 properly defines centralized facilities
that should be exempt from permitting requirements of Rule 711.
(D) Financial Assurance and Implementation Schedule
1. The Commission finds that because of the different degrees of
risk and costs of closure associated with centralized facilities,
existing commercial facilities and future commercial facilities,
each should be subject to different financial assurance rules and
implementation schedules.
2. Revised Rule 711.B.3 as adopted in Order R-10411 requires all
commercial and all centralized facilities to have financial
assurances (cash, letters of credit or bonds) in an amount equal
to the estimated costs to have a third party close the facility.
There is a four year phasing in of the financial assurance in
increments of twenty-five (25%) percent regardless of the type of
facility.
3. Order R-10411 adopted a cost of closure criteria for financial
assurances and an implementation schedule which would
significantly increase the bonding amounts and correspondingly
make the costs of obtaining and paying premiums onerous for that
coverage to a portion of the oil and gas industry in excess of
the levels necessary for the protection of public health and the
environment.
4. The Commission finds that adequate financial assurance can be
established which will not cause an onerous burden on the
regulated industry and still protect public health and the
environment as follows:
(a) That financial assurance on centralized facilities be a flat
$25,000 for an individual facility or a $50,000 statewide bond
and that the financial assurance for an existing commercial
facility be capped at actual closure costs or $250,000 whichever
is less; and
(b) That new commercial waste management facilities or major
modifications or major expansions of existing commercial
facilities will require financial assurances based upon actual
closure costs and are not eligible for the $250,000 maximum
limit.
5. The Commission finds that an implementation schedule for each
type of facility as set forth in Replacement Rule 711 will
provide for an orderly and timely means of implementation which
is adequate assurance for the protection of public health and the
environment while preventing waste and protecting correlative
rights.
(E) Reporting of Exempt E&P Wastes
1. The New Mexico oil and gas industry has already voluntarily
adopted adequate methods for documenting oil and gas exempt
wastes which are effectively and efficiently protecting public
health, safety and the environment.
2. The adoption of rules and regulations mandating "waste
tracking" for E&P exempt wastes in New Mexico are not
necessary at this time.
3. The Division is now using Form C-138 which can be interpreted
to require Division approval prior to or after receipt by the
facility of waste materials.
4. The Commission does not intend by Rule 711 to require the
Division to issue Form C-138 for exempt waste or make approval a
requirement.
5. Rule 711 C 4 a. adopted by Order R-10411 needs to be clarified
and should be amended as set forth in Replacement Rule 711.
(7) Procedural Findings.
As to the two procedural issues raised in the application for
rehearing, the Commission finds:
(a) the adoption of Replacement Rule 711 will adequately protect
public health and the environment while correspondingly not
impose an undue regulatory burden upon the regulated parties
thereby protecting correlative rights;
(b) the Commission's ultimate findings set forth in this order
summarize its reasons for its adoption of Replacement Rule 711;
(c) the withdrawal of Revised Rule 711 and the adoption of
Replacement Rule 711 will provide for workable, fair and
efficient regulation of surface waste management facilities while
protecting public health and the environment and preventing waste
of valuable hydrocarbons and the protection of the correlative
rights of the owners of that production.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
(1) Division Revised Rule 711 as adopted by Order R-10411 is
hereby withdrawn.
(2) Division Rule 711 is hereby amended by what has been
described herein as "Replacement Rule 711" as set forth
on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made part of this
order.
(3) Replacement Rule 711 shall be effective January 1, 1996.
(4) Jurisdiction of this cause is retained for the entry of such
further orders as the Commission may deem necessary.
DONE at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the day and year hereinafter
designated.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
OIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Signed by
JAMI BAILEY, Member
Signed by
WILLIAM W. WEISS, Member
Signed by
WILLIAM J. LEMAY, Chairman
S E A L
EXHIBIT "A"
CASE NO. 11143
ORDER NO. R-10411-B
RULE 711 - APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WASTE
MANAGEMENT
FACILITIES ONLY
A. A surface waste management facility is defined as any
facility that receives for collection, disposal, evaporation,
remediation, reclamation, treatment or storage any produced
water, drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids,
contaminated soils, bottom sediment and water (BS&W), tank
bottoms, waste oil or, upon written approval by the Division,
other oilfield related waste. Provided, however, if (a) a
facility performing these functions utilizes underground
injection wells subject to regulation by the Division pursuant to
the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, and does not manage oilfield
wastes on the ground in pits, ponds, below grade tanks or land
application units, (b) if a facility, such as a tank only
facility, does not manage oilfield wastes on the ground in pits,
ponds below grade tanks or land application units or (c) if a
facility performing these functions is subject to Water Quality
Control Commission Regulations, then the facility shall not be
subject to this rule.
(1) A commercial facility is defined as any surface waste
management facility that does not meet the definition of
centralized facility.
(2) A centralized facility is defined as a surface waste
management facility that accepts only waste generated in New
Mexico and that:
(a) does not receive compensation for waste management;
(b) is used exclusively by one generator subject to New Mexico's
"Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act" Section 7-30-1
NMSA-1978 as amended; or
(c) is used by more than one generator subject to New Mexico's
"Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act" Section 7-30-1
NMSA-1978 as amended under an operating agreement and which
receives wastes that are generated from two or more production
units or areas or from a set of jointly owned or operated leases.
(3) Centralized facilities exempt from permitting requirements
are:
(a) facilities that receive wastes from a single well;
(b) facilities that receive less than 50 barrels of RCRA exempt
liquid waste per day and have a capacity to hold 500 barrels of
liquids or less or 1400 cubic yards of solids or less and when a
showing can be made to the satisfaction of the Division that the
facility will not harm fresh water, public health or the
environment;
(c) emergency pits that are designed to capture fluids during an
emergency upset period only and provided such fluids will be
removed from the pit within twenty-four (24) hours from
introduction;
(d) facilities that do not meet the requirements of the foregoing
exemptions in Section A.3, but that are shown by the facility
operator to the satisfaction of the Division to not present a
risk to public health and the environment.
B. Unless exempt from this Rule, all commercial and centralized
facilities including facilities in operation on the effective
date of this rule, new facilities prior to construction and all
existing facilities prior to major modification or major
expansion shall be permitted by the Division in accordance with
the following requirements:
(1) Application Requirements:
An application, Form C-137, for a permit for a new facility or to
modify an existing facility shall be filed in DUPLICATE with the
Santa Fe Office of the Division and ONE COPY with the appropriate
Division district office. The application shall comply with
Division guidelines and shall include:
(a) The names and addresses of the applicant and all principal
officers of the business if different from the applicant;
(b) A plat and topographic map showing the location of the
facility in relation to governmental surveys (1/4 1/4 section,
township, and range), highways or roads giving access to the
facility site, watercourses, water sources, and dwellings within
one (1) mile of the site;
(c) The names and addresses of the surface owners of the real
property on which the management facility is sited and surface
owners of the real property of record within one (1) mile of the
site;
(d) A description of the facility with a diagram indicating
location of fences and cattle guards, and detailed
construction/installation diagrams of any pits, liners, dikes,
piping, sprayers, and tanks on the facility;
(e) A plan for management of approved wastes.
(f) A contingency plan for reporting and cleanup of spills or
releases;
(g) A routine inspection and maintenance plan to ensure permit
compliance;
(h) A Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Prevention and Contingency
Plan to protect public health;
(i) A closure plan including a cost estimate sufficient to close
the facility to protect public health and the environment; said
estimate to be based upon the use of equipment normally available
to a third party contractor;
(j) Geological/hydrological evidence, including depth to and
quality of groundwater beneath the site, demonstrating that
disposal of oilfield wastes will not adversely impact fresh
water;
(k) Proof that the notice requirements of this Rule have been
met;
(l) Certification by an authorized representative of the
applicant that information submitted in the application is true,
accurate, and complete to the best of the applicant's knowledge.
(m) Such other information as is necessary to demonstrate that
the operation of the facility will not adversely impact public
health or the environment and that the facility will be in
compliance with OCD rules and orders.
(2) Notice Requirements:
(a) Prior to public notice, the applicant shall give written
notice of application to the surface owners of record within one
(1) mile of the facility, the county commission where the
facility is located or is proposed to be located, and the
appropriate city official(s) if the facility is located or
proposed to be located within city limits or within one (1) mile
of the city limits. The distance requirements for notice may be
extended by the Director if the Director determines the proposed
facility has the potential to adversely impact public health or
the environment at a distance greater than one (1) mile. The
Director may require additional notice as needed. A copy and
proof of such notice will be furnished to the Division.
(b) The applicant will issue public notice in a form approved by
the Division in a newspaper of general circulation in the county
in which the facility is to be located. For permit modifications,
the Division may require the applicant to issue public notice and
give written notice as above.
(c) Any person seeking to comment or request a public hearing on
such application must file comments or hearing requests with the
Division within 30 days of the date of public notice. Requests
for a public hearing must be in writing to the Director and shall
set forth the reasons why a hearing should be held. A public
hearing shall be held if the Director determines there is
significant public interest.
(d) The Division will distribute notice of the filing of an
application for a new facility or major modifications with the
next OCD and OCC hearing docket following receipt of the
application.
(3) Financial Assurance Requirements:
(a) Centralized Facilities: Upon determination by the Director
that the permit can be approved, any applicant of a centralized
facility shall submit acceptable financial assurance in the
amount of $25,000 per facility or a statewide "blanket"
financial assurance in the amount of $50,000 to cover all of that
applicant's facilities in a form approved by the Director.
(b) New Commercial Facilities or major expansions or major
modification of Existing Facilities: Upon determination by the
Director that a permit for a commercial facility to commence
operation after the effective date of this rule can be approved,
or upon determination by the Director that a major modification
or major expansion of an existing facility can be approved, any
applicant of such a commercial facility shall submit acceptable
financial assurance in the amount of the closure cost estimated
in B.1.i (above) in a form approved by the Director according to
the following schedule:
- within one (1) year of commencing operations or when the
facility is filled to 25% of the permitted capacity, whichever
comes first, the financial assurance must be increased to 25% of
the estimated closure cost;
- within two (2) years of commencing operations or when the
facility is filled to 50% of the permitted capacity, whichever
comes first, the financial assurance must be increased to 50% of
the estimated closure cost;
- within three (3) years of commencing operations or when the
facility is filled to 75% of the permitted capacity, whichever
comes first, the financial assurance must be increased to 75% of
the estimated closure cost;
- within four (4) years of commencing operations or when the
facility is filled to 100% of the permitted capacity, whichever
comes first, the financial assurance must be increased to the
estimated closure cost.
(c) Existing Commercial Facilities: All permittees of commercial
facilities approved for operation at the time this rule becomes
effective shall have submitted financial assurance in the amount
of the closure cost estimated pursuant to B.1.i (above) but not
less than $25,000 nor more than $250,000 per facility in a form
approved by the Director.
- within one (1) year of the effective date of this Rule
the financial assurance amount must be increased to 25% of the
estimated closure costs or $62,500.00, whichever is less;
- within two (2) years of the effective date of this Rule the
financial assurance amounts must be increased to 50% of the
estimated closure costs or $125,000.00, whichever is less;
- within three (3) years of the effective date of this Rule the
financial assurance amounts must be increased to 75% of the
estimated closure costs or $187,000.00, whichever is less;
- within four (4) years of the effective date of this Rule the
financial assurance amounts must be increased to the estimated
closure cost or $250,000.00, whichever is less..
(d) The financial assurance required in subsection a, b or c,
above shall be payable to the State of New Mexico and conditioned
upon compliance with statutes of the State of New Mexico and
rules of the Division, and acceptable closure of the site upon
cessation of operation, in accordance with Part B.1.i. of this
Rule. If adequate financial assurance is posted by the applicant
with a federal or state agency and the financial assurance
otherwise fulfills the requirements of this rule, the Division
may consider the financial assurance as satisfying the
requirement of this rule. The applicant must notify the Division
of any material change affecting the financial assurance within
30 days of discovery of such change.
(4) The Director may accept the following forms of financial
assurance:
(a) Surety Bonds
(i) A surety bond shall be executed by the permittee and a
corporate surety licensed to do business in the State.
(ii ) Surety bonds shall be noncancellable during their terms.
(b) Letter of Credit
(iii) Letter of credit shall be subject to the following
conditions:
1. The letter may be issued only by a bank organized or
authorized to do business in the United States;
2. Letters of credit shall be irrevocable for a term of not
less than five (5) years. A letter of credit used as security in
areas requiring continuous financial assurance coverage shall be
forfeited and shall be collected by the State of New Mexico if
not replaced by other suitable financial assurance or letter of
credit at least 90 days before its expiration date.
3. The letter of credit shall be payable to the State of New
Mexico upon demand, in part or in full, upon receipt from the
Director of a notice of forfeiture.
(c) Cash Accounts
Cash accounts shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) The Director may authorize the permittee to supplement the
financial assurance through the establishment of a cash account
in one or more federally insured or equivalently protected
accounts made payable upon demand to, or deposited directly with,
the State of New Mexico.
(ii) Any interest paid on a cash account shall not be retained in
the account and applied to the account unless the Director has
required such action as a permit requirement.
(iii) Certificates of deposit may be substituted for a cash
account with the approval of the Director.
(d) Replacement of Financial Assurances
(i) The Director may allow a permittee to replace existing
financial assurances with other financial assurances that provide
equivalent coverage.
(ii) The Director shall not release existing financial assurances
until the permittee has submitted, and the Director has approved,
acceptable replacements.
(5) A permit may be denied, revoked or additional requirements
imposed by a written finding by the Director that a permittee has
a history of failure to comply with Division rules and orders and
state or federal environmental laws.
(6) The Director may, for protection of public health and the
environment, impose additional requirements such as setbacks from
an existing occupied structure.
(7) The Director may issue a permit upon a finding that an
acceptable application has been filed and that the conditions of
part 2 and 3 above have been met. All permits are revocable upon
showing of good cause after notice and, if requested, hearing.
Permits shall be reviewed a minimum of once every five (5) years
for compliance with state statutes, Division rules and permit
requirements and conditions.
C. Operational Requirements
(1) All surface waste management facility permittees shall file
forms C-117-A, C-118, and C-120-A as required by OCD rules.
(2) Facilities permitted as treating plants will not accept
sediment oil, tank bottoms and other miscellaneous hydrocarbons
for processing unless accompanied by an approved Form C-117A or
C-138.
(3) Facilities will only accept oilfield related wastes except as
provided in C.4.c. below. Wastes which are determined to be RCRA
Subtitle C hazardous wastes by either listing or characteristic
testing will not be accepted at a permitted facility.
(4) The permittee shall require the following documentation for
accepting wastes, other than wastes returned from the wellbore in
the normal course of well operations such as produced water and
spent treating fluids, at commercial waste management facilities:
(a) Exempt Oilfield Wastes: As a condition to acceptance of the
materials shipped, a generator, or his authorized agent, shall
sign a certificate which represents and warrants that the wastes
are: generated from oil and gas exploration and production
operations; exempt from Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) Subtitle C regulations; and not mixed with non-exempt
wastes. The permittee shall have the option to accept on a
monthly, weekly, or per load basis a load certificate in a form
of its choice. While the acceptance of such exempt oilfield waste
materials does not require the prior approval of the Division,
both the generator and permittee shall maintain and shall make
said certificates available for inspection by the Division for
compliance and enforcement purposes.
(b) Non-exempt, Non-hazardous Oilfield Wastes: Prior to
acceptance, a "Request For Approval To Accept Solid
Waste", OCD Form C-138, accompanied by acceptable
documentation to determine that the waste is non-hazardous shall
be submitted to the appropriate District office. Acceptance will
be on a case-by-case basis after approval from the Division's
Santa Fe office.
(c) Non-oilfield Wastes: Non-oilfield wastes may be
accepted in an emergency if ordered by the Department of Public
Safety. Prior to acceptance, a "Request To Accept Solid
Waste", OCD Form C-138 accompanied by the Department of
Public Safety order will be submitted to the appropriate District
office and the Division's Santa Fe office.
(5) The permittee of a commercial facility shall maintain for
inspection the records for each calendar month on the generator,
location, volume and type of waste, date of disposal, and hauling
company that disposes of fluids or material in the facility.
Records shall be maintained in appropriate books and records for
a period of not less than five years, covering their operations
in New Mexico.
(6) Disposal at a facility shall occur only when an attendant is
on duty unless loads can be monitored or otherwise isolated for
inspection before disposal . The facility shall be secured to
prevent unauthorized disposal when no attendant is present.
(7) No produced water shall be received at the facility from
motor vehicles unless the transporter has a valid Form C-133,
Authorization to Move Produced Water, on file with the Division.
(8) To protect migratory birds, all tanks exceeding 16 feet in
diameter, and exposed pits and ponds shall be screened, netted or
covered. Upon written application by the permittee, an exception
to screening, netting or covering of a facility may be granted by
the district supervisor upon a showing that an alternative method
will protect migratory birds or that the facility is not
hazardous to migratory birds.
(9) All facilities will be fenced in a manner approved by the
Director.
(10) A permit may not be transferred without the prior written
approval of the Director. Until such transfer is approved by the
Director and the required financial assurance is in place, the
transferor's financial assurance will not be released.
D. Facility Closure
(1) The permittee shall notify the Division thirty (30) days
prior to its intent to cease accepting wastes and close the
facility. The permittee shall then begin closure operations
unless an extension of time is granted by the Director. If
disposal operations have ceased and there has been no significant
activity at the facility for six (6) months and the permittee has
not responded to written notice as defined in D.2a., then the
facility shall be considered abandoned and shall be closed
utilizing the financial assurance pledged to the facility.
Closure shall be in accordance with the approved closure plan and
any modifications or additional requirements imposed by the
Director to protect public health and the environment. At all
times the permittee must maintain the facility to protect public
health and the environment. Prior to release of the financial
assurance covering the facility, the Division will inspect the
site to determine that closure is complete.
(2) If a permittee refuses or is unable to conduct operations at
the facility in a manner that protects public health or the
environment or refuses or is unable to conduct or complete the
closure plan, the terms of the permit are not met, or the
permittee defaults on the conditions under which the financial
assurance was accepted, the Director shall take the following
actions to forfeit all or part of the financial assurance:
(a) Send written notice by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the permittee and the surety informing them of the
decision to close the facility and to forfeit all or part of the
financial assurance, including the reasons for the forfeiture and
the amount to be forfeited and notifying the permittee and surety
that a hearing request must be made within ten (10) days of
receipt of the notice.
(b) Advise the permittee and surety of the conditions under which
the forfeiture may be avoided. Such conditions may include but
are not limited to:
(i) An agreement by the permittee or another party to perform
closure operations in accordance with the conditions of the
permit, the closure plan and these Rules, and that such party has
the ability to satisfy the conditions.
(ii) The Director may allow a surety to complete closure if the
surety can demonstrate an ability to complete the closure in
accordance with the approved plan. No surety liability shall be
released until successful completion of closure.
(c) In the event forfeiture of the financial assurance is
required by this rule, the Director shall proceed to collect the
forfeited amount and use the funds collected from the forfeiture
to complete the closure. In the event the amount forfeited is
insufficient for closure, the permittee shall be liable for the
deficiency. The Director may complete or authorize completion of
closure and may recover from the permittee all reasonably
incurred costs of closure and forfeiture in excess of the amount
forfeited. In the event the amount forfeited was more than the
amount necessary to complete closure and all costs of forfeiture,
the excess shall be returned to the party from whom it was
collected.
(d) Upon showing of good cause, the Director may order immediate
cessation of operations of the facility when it appears that such
cessation is necessary to protect public health or the
environment, or to assure compliance with Division rules and
orders.
(e) In the event the permittee cannot fulfill the
conditions and obligations of the permit, the State of New
Mexico, its agencies, officers, employees, agents, contractors
and other entities designated by the State shall have all rights
of entry into, over and upon the facility property, including all
necessary and convenient rights of ingress and egress with all
materials and equipment to conduct operation, termination and
closure of the facility, including but not limited to the
temporary storage of equipment and materials, the right to borrow
or dispose of materials, and all other rights necessary for
operation, termination and closure of the facility in accordance
with the permit.
E. Waste management facilities in operation at the time this Rule
becomes effective shall:
(1) within one (1) year after the effective date permitted
facilities submit the information required in B.1.a, h, i and l
not already on file with the Division;
(2) within one (1) year after the effective date unpermitted
facilities submit the information required in B.1.a through j and
B.1.l;
(3) comply with sections C and D unless the Director grants an
exemption from a requirement in these sections based upon a
demonstration by the operator that such requirement is not
necessary to protect public health and the environment.
