N.M. Admin. Code § 19.15.34.10

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

Section 19.15.34.10 - RECYCLING CONTAINMENTS

A. All recycling containments shall be registered on form C-147. All operators or owners shall be named in the form C-147. The C-147 form shall require documentation that the containment will meet the requirements of 19.15.34.11 through 19.15.34.15 NMAC. At the time the C-147 is submitted to the division, a copy shall be provided to the surface owner.

B. Recycling containments may hold produced water for use in connection with drilling, completion, producing or processing oil or gas or both. Such fluids may include fresh water, brackish water, recycled and treated water, fluids added to water to facilitate well drilling or completion, water produced with oil and gas, flowback from operations, water generated by an oil or gas processing facility or other waters that are gathered for well drilling or completion but may not include any hazardous waste.

C. Registered recycling containments may be operated for five years from the date on which the registration is filed with the division. The operator may extend the allowed time on an annual basis thereafter with division approval if, 30 days prior to the registration expiration, the operator files a form C-147 with an attached summary showing all monthly inspections at the containment, including the monitoring of the leak detection system, showing the containment's integrity has not been compromised.

D. Recycling containments may not be used for the disposal of produced water or other oilfield wastes.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.15.34.10

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 06, March 31, 2015, eff. 3/31/2015