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Our mission is to protect and restore the environment and to foster a healthy and prosperous New Mexico for present and future generations. We implement our mission guided by four tenets:

Science

Using the best available science to inform our decision-making in protecting public health and the environment.

Innovation

Employing creative engineering and technological solutions to address environmental challenges.

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Engaging communities and interested stakeholders in environmental decision-making outcomes.

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Ensuring meaningful compliance with state regulations and permits; leveling the playing field through enforcement.

Non-Employee Discrimination Complaints

NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities. To learn more or to file a complaint, visit our complaint page.

Quejas por Discriminación de No-Empleados

El Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México (NMED, por su sigla en inglés) no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, discapacidad, edad o sexo en la administración de sus programas o actividades. Para obtener más información o para presentar una queja visite nuestra página de quejas.

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The Tribal Liaison coordinates and oversees agency activities that may impact New Mexico’s tribes, nations and pueblos.

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Border Liaison: the States of New Mexico and Chihuahua have many ways we work together and communicate on environmental media in the Border Area.

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31 Mar

30-day Public Comment Period: Enterprise Field Services, LLC-South Eddy Cryo Plant Air Quality Operating Permit Application P282-R1

The 30-day comment period is open for this permit application. Visit the NMED website www.env.nm.gov and look for the Public Participation menu in the top right. Click Public Notices and look under Eddy County to see documents related to this permitting application. Click Public Comment Portal on the Public Participation menu to submit comments or use the link below.
31 Mar

30-day Public Comment Period: Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Co-Chino Mine Air Quality Construction Permit Application 0298M12

The 30-day comment period is open for this permit application. Visit the NMED website www.env.nm.gov and look for the Public Participation menu in the top right. Click Public Notices and look under Grant County to see documents related to this permitting application. Click Public Comment Portal on the Public Participation menu to submit comments or use the link below.
30 Apr

Public comment period: 401 Certification for the Statewide Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System General Permit NMR04B000 / Periodo de comentario publico para la Permiso General para Sistemas Municipales Separados de Alcantarillado Pluvial NMR04B000

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PERMIT CERTIFICATION
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) hereby gives notice pursuant to 20.6.2.2001 NMAC of a public comment opportunity in the state’s Clean Water Act §401 Certification of the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) New Mexico Statewide General Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4), NPDES permit number NMR04B000, for the following urbanized and designated areas: Albuquerque / Rio Rancho / Middle Rio Grande, Farmington, Las Cruces / El Paso, Los Alamos, Los Lunas, and Santa Fe.

When EPA Region 6 drafts a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a discharge into one of New Mexico’s surface waters, NMED has an opportunity to assure that the discharge will not negatively affect the receiving waterbodies. This is documented through the 401 Certification and is required in accordance with state regulations at 20.6.2.2001 NMAC. NMED can make the draft permit more stringent if based on state law or can make comments to EPA for consideration in the final permit. NMED also has the authority to deny certification if the permitting circumstances will not guarantee that the discharge will meet water quality standards.

The draft permit, draft fact sheet/statement of basis, and other associated information can be found at the EPA public notice website and the NMED public notice website.

EPA has scheduled a (Virtual) Public Meeting and Public Hearing on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Public meeting and public hearing times and registration links are listed below:

  • Public Meeting: 5:00pm-6:30pm MT, Thursday, April 23, 2026
    Registration
  • Public Hearing: 6:30pm-8:00pm MT, Thursday, April 23, 2026
    Registration
    Please note: EPA may close the hearing 15 minutes after the last pre-registered speaker has commented if there are no additional speakers present.
If you have comments that you would like NMED to consider as the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification is drafted, please submit them using the NMED Public Comment Portal or send them to:
     Susan A. Lucas Kamat, Program Manager
     NMED SWQB Point Source Regulation Section
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     telephone 505-946-8924
     email psrs.program.manager@env.nm.gov
Tutorial videos on how to use the Public Comment Portal are available in both English and Spanish.

NMED SWQB will accept written comments until the end of the business day (5pm MDT) on Monday, May 4, 2026.

Individuals who submit public comments will be added to the NMED email listserv.

Persons who need language services (e.g., assistance for an interpreter) or persons with disabilities who need services to participate in this public process should contact:
     Susan A. Lucas Kamat
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     telephone (505) 946-8924
     email susan.lucaskamat@env.nm.gov

TDD or TTY users please access the number via the New Mexico Relay Network, 1-800-659-1779 (voice); TTY users: 1-800-659-8331.

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AVISO DE CERTIFICACIÓN DE PERMISO PROPUESTA

El Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México (NMED, por sus siglas en inglés) por la presente notifica de conformidad con 20.6.2.2001 NMAC de una oportunidad para comentarios del público sobre la Certificación §401 de la Ley de Agua Limpia del estado de los borradores número de permiso del Sistema Nacional de Eliminación de Descargas de Contaminantes (NPDES, por sus siglas en inglés) del Permiso General de Aguas Pluviales de Nuevo México para Sistemas Municipales Separados de Alcantarillado pluvial (MS4, por sus siglas en inglés), número de permiso NMR04B000, correspondiente a las siguientes áreas urbanizadas y designadas: área urbanizada de Albuquerque/Middle Rio Grande, área urbanizada de Farmington, área urbanizada de Las Cruces, área designada del Condado de Los Álamos, área urbanizada de Los Lunas, área urbanizada de Santa Fe y área urbanizada de El Paso.

Cuando la Región 6 de la EPA redacta un permiso del Sistema Nacional de Eliminación de Descargas de Contaminantes (NPDES, por sus siglas en inglés) para una descarga en aguas superficiales de Nuevo México, se requiere que NMED concuerde con que la descarga no afectará negativamente a los cuerpos de agua receptores. Esto se documenta a través de la certificación 401 y se requiere de acuerdo con 20.6.2.2001 NMAC. NMED puede hacer que el borrador del permiso sea más estricto si se basa en la ley estatal o puede hacer comentarios a la EPA para su consideración en el permiso final. NMED también tiene la autoridad para denegar la certificación si las circunstancias de los permisos no garantizan que la descarga cumpla con los estándares de calidad del agua.

El permiso, la hoja de datos/declaración de base y otra información relacionada se pueden encontrar en los siguientes sitios web del EPA y sitios web del NMED.

La EPA ha programado una Reunión Pública (Virtual) y una Audiencia Pública el jueves 23 de abril de 2026. Los horarios de la reunión pública y de la audiencia pública, así como los enlaces de registro, se muestran a continuación:

  • Reunión Pública: 5:00PM - 6:00PM MT, jueves 23 de abril de 2026
    Registro
  • Audiencia Pública: 6:30PM - 8:00PM MT, jueves 23 de abril de 2026
    Registro 

Tenga en cuenta: La EPA puede cerrar la audiencia 15 minutos después de que el último participante previamente registrado haya comentado si no hay participantes adicionales presentes.

Si usted tiene algún comentario sobre esta instalación que desea que el NMED considere al redactar la Certificación de la Ley de Aguas Limpias, Sección 401, sírvase envíelos utilizando el Portal de Comentarios Públicos de NMED o enviarlo a:
     Susan A. Lucas Kamat, Program Manager
     NMED SWQB Point Source Regulation Section
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     teléfono 505-946-8924
     correo electrónico psrs.program.manager@env.nm.gov
Los videos tutoriales sobre cómo usar el Portal de comentarios públicos están disponibles en inglés y español.

NMED SWQB aceptará comentarios escritos hasta el final del día hábil a las (5 p.m. MDT) del lunes, 4 de Mayo de 2026.

Las personas que envíen comentarios públicos serán añadidas a la lista de correo electrónico de NMED.

Las personas que necesiten asistencia de lenguaje (por ejemplo, asistencia para un intérprete) o las personas que tengan una discapacidad o que necesiten ayuda para participar en este proceso público deberán comunicarse con:
     Susan A. Lucas Kamat
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     teléfono (505) 946-8924
     correo electrónico susan.lucaskamat@env.nm.gov

Los usuarios de TDD o TTY pueden acceder al número a través de la red de retransmisión de Nuevo México, 1-800-659-1779 (voz); usuarios de TTY: 1-800-659-8331.
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The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. If you have any questions about any of the NMED’s non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, you may contact:
     Kate Cardenas, NMED’s Non-Discrimination Coordinator
     1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     telephone (505) 827-2855
     email nd.coordinator@env.nm.gov

If you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact the Non-Discrimination Coordinator identified above or visit our website to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.

El Departamento del Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México (NMED, por su sigla en inglés) no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, discapacidad, edad o sexo en la administración de sus programas o actividades, según lo exigido por las leyes y los reglamentos correspondientes. Si tiene preguntas sobre cualquier programa de no discriminación, norma o procedimiento de NMED, puede comunicarse con:
     Kate Cardenas, la Coordinadora de No Discriminación de NMED
     1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     teléfono (505) 827-2855
     correo electrónico nd.coordinator@env.nm.gov

Si piensa que ha sido discriminado con respecto a un programa o actividad de NMED, puede comunicarse con la Coordinadora de No Discriminación antes indicada o visitar nuestro sitio web para saber cómo y dónde presentar una queja por discriminación.

30 Apr

30-day Public Comment Period: Castillo Prestress-Castillo Prestress - Veguita South Crusher Plant Air Quality Construction Permit Application 9218M1

The 30-day comment period is open for this permit application. Visit the NMED website www.env.nm.gov and look for the Public Participation menu in the top right. Click Public Notices and look under Socorro County to see documents related to this permitting application. Click Public Comment Portal on the Public Participation menu to submit comments or use the link below.
30 Apr

30-day Public Comment Period: Waste Management of New Mexico, Inc.-Valencia Regional Landfill and Recycling Facility Air Quality Operating Permit Application P247LR3

The 30-day comment period is open for this permit application. Visit the NMED website www.env.nm.gov and look for the Public Participation menu in the top right. Click Public Notices and look under Valencia County to see documents related to this permitting application. Click Public Comment Portal on the Public Participation menu to submit comments or use the link below.
30 Apr

30-day Public Comment Period: XTO Energy Inc-Cowboy CDP Air Quality Construction Permit Application 7877M4

The 30-day comment period is open for this permit application. Visit the NMED website www.env.nm.gov and look for the Public Participation menu in the top right. Click Public Notices and look under Eddy County to see documents related to this permitting application. Click Public Comment Portal on the Public Participation menu to submit comments or use the link below.
30 Apr

30-day Public Comment Period: XTO Energy Inc-Cowboy CDP Air Quality Operating Permit Application P297

The 30-day comment period is open for this permit application. Visit the NMED website www.env.nm.gov and look for the Public Participation menu in the top right. Click Public Notices and look under Eddy County to see documents related to this permitting application. Click Public Comment Portal on the Public Participation menu to submit comments or use the link below.
30 Apr

45-Day Public Comment Period for WIPP Permit Agency Initiated Modification (AIM)

5pm MDT


The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is seeking public comment on an agency-initiated draft Hazardous Waste Facility Permit (draft Permit) for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility. Based upon the background and administrative history, as detailed in the Fact Sheet, NMED has determined there is sufficient basis to develop an agency-initiated modification (AIM) that clarifies the priority to emplace legacy waste from all generator sites and specifically to reduce the risk of LANL legacy waste during the current permit term.

NMED issued a Public Notice on April 23, 2026, to announce the beginning of a 45-day comment period in accordance with 20.4.1.900 NMAC. The Public Notice can be found here: https://hwbdocs.env.nm.gov/Waste%20Isolation%20Pilot%20Plant/260420.pdf .  Only comments and/or requests for a public hearing received before 5:00 p.m. MT on June 8, 2026 will be considered. Please reference the NMED WIPP AIM Draft Permit.

The Fact Sheet, the Public Notice, and the draft Permit are available on the NMED Hazardous Waste Bureau (HWB) WIPP News webpage at: https://www.env.nm.gov/hazardous-waste/wipp/, under WIPP News for April 23, 2026.

The Fact Sheet provides information to invite and enable public participation in this Permit action. Any person who wishes to comment on the draft Permit and/or request a public hearing should submit a written comment, through NMED’s Public Comment Portal or by email or by postal mail, as detailed in the Public Notice and Fact Sheet.

30 Apr

30-day Public Comment Period: C&E Concrete, Inc – Gamerco HMA Air Quality Construction Permit Application 9027M1

The 30-day comment period is open for this permit application. Visit the NMED website www.env.nm.gov and look for the Public Participation menu in the top right. Click Public Notices and look under McKinley County to see documents related to this permitting application. Click Public Comment Portal on the Public Participation menu to submit comments or use the link below.
30 Apr

30-day Public Comment Period: El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC-Blanco Compressor Station A Air Quality Operating Permit Application P048-R5

The 30-day comment period is open for this permit application. Visit the NMED website www.env.nm.gov and look for the Public Participation menu in the top right. Click Public Notices and look under San Juan County to see documents related to this permitting application. Click Public Comment Portal on the Public Participation menu to submit comments or use the link below.
30 Apr

Public comment period: 401 Certification of City of Aztec WWTP NPDES NM0020168 / Periodo de comentario publico para la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de la Cuidad de Aztec NPDES NM0020168

The NMED Surface Water Quality Bureau opens the comment period for Clean Water Act 401 Certification of the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the City of Aztec Wastewater Treatment Plant, NPDES permit # NM0020168.

This is a notification that EPA’s public notice and associated federal comment period have been reopened for the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the City of Aztec Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), NPDES permit number NM0020168.

Additionally, NMED has opened the simultaneous comment period for the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification of the draft NPDES permit.

When EPA Region 6 drafts a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a discharge into one of New Mexico’s surface waters, NMED has an opportunity to assure that the discharge will not negatively affect the receiving waterbodies. This is documented through the 401 Certification and is required in accordance with state regulations at 20.6.2.2001 NMAC. NMED can make the draft permit more stringent if based on state law or can make comments to EPA for consideration in the final permit. NMED also has the authority to deny certification if the permitting circumstances will not guarantee that the discharge will meet water quality standards. 

The facility is located at 900 S. Oliver Dr. in Aztec, San Juan County, New Mexico. The discharges from the facility is to the Animas River in Segment 20.6.4.403 NMAC of the Animas River Basin in San Juan County, New Mexico.

The draft permit, draft fact sheet/statement of basis, and other associated information can be found at the EPA public notice website and the NMED public notice website.

EPA has included the per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) monitoring requirements based on the memo from EPA headquarters addressing PFAS discharges in NPDES permits and through the pretreatment and monitoring programs.

For this facility, if you have comments that you would like NMED to consider as the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification is drafted, please submit them using the NMED Public Comment Portal or send them to:
     Susan A. Lucas Kamat, Program Manager
     NMED SWQB Point Source Regulation Section
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     telephone 505-946-8924
     email psrs.program.manager@env.nm.gov
Tutorial videos on how to use the Public Comment Portal are available in both English and Spanish.

NMED SWQB will accept written comments until the end of the business day (5pm MST) on Monday, May 25, 2026.

Individuals who submit public comments will be added to the NMED email listserv.

Persons who need language services (e.g., assistance for an interpreter) or persons with disabilities who need services to participate in this public process should contact:
     Susan A. Lucas Kamat
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     telephone (505) 946-8924
     email susan.lucaskamat@env.nm.gov

TDD or TTY users please access the number via the New Mexico Relay Network, 1-800-659-1779 (voice); TTY users: 1-800-659-8331.
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Anuncio del aviso público sobre el Certificación de la Sección 401 de la Ley de Aguas Limpias

Esta es una notificación de que el aviso público de la EPA y el período federal asociado de comentarios han sido abiertos para el borrador de la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de la Ciudad de Aztec, número de permiso del Sistema Nacional de Eliminación de Descargas de Contaminantes (NPDES, por sus siglas en inglés) NM0020168.

Además, NMED ha abierto el período simultáneo de comentarios para la Certificación de la Sección 401 de la Ley de Agua Limpia del borrador del permiso del Sistema Nacional de Eliminación de Descargas de Contaminantes (NPDES, por sus siglas en inglés) mencionado anteriormente.

Cuando la Región 6 de la EPA redacta un permiso del Sistema Nacional de Eliminación de Descargas de Contaminantes (NPDES, por sus siglas en inglés) para una descarga en aguas superficiales de Nuevo México, se requiere que NMED concuerde con que la descarga no afectará negativamente a los cuerpos de agua receptores. Esto se documenta a través de la certificación 401 y se requiere de acuerdo con 20.6.2.2001 NMAC. NMED puede hacer que el borrador del permiso sea más estricto si se basa en la ley estatal o puede hacer comentarios a la EPA para su consideración en el permiso final. NMED también tiene la autoridad para denegar la certificación si las circunstancias de los permisos no garantizan que la descarga cumpla con los estándares de calidad del agua.

La instalación está ubicada en el 900 S. Oliver Dr. en la Cuidad de Aztec en el condado de San Juan en Nuevo México. Las descargas de la instalación son al Rio Animas en el segmento 20.6.4.403 NMAC en la cuenca del Río Animas en el condado de San Juan en Nuevo México.  

El permiso, la hoja de datos/declaración de base y otra información relacionada se pueden encontrar en los siguientes sitios web del EPA y sitios web del NMED.

La EPA ha incluido los requisitos de monitoreo de sustancias perfluoradas y polifluoradas (PFAS, por sus siglas en inglés) con base en el memorando de la sede de la EPA que aborda las descargas de PFAS en los permisos NPDES y a través del programa de pretratamiento y los programas de monitoreo.

Si usted tiene algún comentario sobre esta instalación que desea que el NMED considere al redactar la Certificación de la Ley de Aguas Limpias, Sección 401, sírvase envíelos utilizando el Portal de Comentarios Públicos de NMED o enviarlo a:
     Susan A. Lucas Kamat, Program Manager
     NMED SWQB Point Source Regulation Section
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     teléfono 505-946-8924
     correo electrónico psrs.program.manager@env.nm.gov
Los videos tutoriales sobre cómo usar el Portal de comentarios públicos están disponibles en inglés y español.

NMED SWQB aceptará comentarios escritos hasta el final del día hábil a las (5 p.m. MDT) del lunes, 25 de Mayo de 2026.

Las personas que envíen comentarios públicos serán añadidas a la lista de correo electrónico de NMED.

Las personas que necesiten asistencia de lenguaje (por ejemplo, asistencia para un intérprete) o las personas que tengan una discapacidad o que necesiten ayuda para participar en este proceso público deberán comunicarse con:
     Susan A. Lucas Kamat
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     teléfono (505) 946-8924
     correo electrónico susan.lucaskamat@env.nm.gov

Los usuarios de TDD o TTY pueden acceder al número a través de la red de retransmisión de Nuevo México, 1-800-659-1779 (voz); usuarios de TTY: 1-800-659-8331.
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The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. If you have any questions about any of the NMED’s non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, you may contact:
     Kate Cardenas, NMED’s Non-Discrimination Coordinator
     1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     telephone (505) 827-2855
     email nd.coordinator@env.nm.gov

If you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact the Non-Discrimination Coordinator identified above or visit our website to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.

El Departamento del Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México (NMED, por su sigla en inglés) no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, discapacidad, edad o sexo en la administración de sus programas o actividades, según lo exigido por las leyes y los reglamentos correspondientes. Si tiene preguntas sobre cualquier programa de no discriminación, norma o procedimiento de NMED, puede comunicarse con:
     Kate Cardenas, la Coordinadora de No Discriminación de NMED
     1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050
     P.O. Box 5469
     Santa Fe, NM 87502
     teléfono (505) 827-2855
     correo electrónico nd.coordinator@env.nm.gov

Si piensa que ha sido discriminado con respecto a un programa o actividad de NMED, puede comunicarse con la Coordinadora de No Discriminación antes indicada o visitar nuestro sitio web para saber cómo y dónde presentar una queja por discriminación.

30 Apr

30-day Public Comment Period: Mountainair Compressor Station Transwestern Pipeline Company Air Quality Title V Permit Application P153R5

The 30-day comment period is open for this permit application. Visit the NMED website www.env.nm.gov and look for the Public Participation menu in the top right. Click Public Notices and look under Torrance County to see documents related to this permitting application. Click Public Comment Portal on the Public Participation menu to submit comments or use the link below.
01 Jan

60-Day Public Comment Period for SNL TA-V Groundwater AOC Proposed Remedy Selection

5pm MDT
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) proposes to select a remedy for corrective action for the Technical Area V Groundwater (TAVG) Area of Concern (AOC) at the Sandia National Laboratory (SNL). The 60-day public comment period began on April 30, 2026 and ends on June 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The public notices (in English and Spanish), the Fact Sheet, and Corrective Measures Evaluation may be found here: www.env.nm.gov…

You can now submit your comments online using the Public Comment Portal located at nmed.commentinput.com…
01 May

Reminder: Send tank system testing results to Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau

Owners, operators, and testers of petroleum storage tank systems, please email all required tank system test results to: PSTB.compliance@env.nm.gov with a copy to the facility inspector, if known, to allow for receipt and tracking of these reports. Report a suspected or confirmed leak or spill from a petroleum storage tank within 24 hours here (this includes failed or inconclusive test results). Send passing test results within 60 days of when they're done.

Please name the documents you send as follows:

[Facility ID#] [Owner ID#] [Facility name] [Type of Test] [Date of Test]

For example: 30211 53489 Jack’s Quick Mart ATG Test 2021-06-25

The facility ID# and Owner ID# are on the registration certificates you receive after you pay your tank fees every year or may be found in the storage tank lists available near the bottom of the main PSTB (Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau)  webpage, https://www.env.nm.gov/petroleum_storage_tank/.

Information that must be included in reports:

  1. facility name and address;
    (2) facility ID number;
    (3) owner and operator name and address;
    (4) owner ID number;
    (5) date report was completed;
    (6) date of the test;
    AND MORE. See 20.5.107.715.D NMAC and others referred to below.

PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE TANK ID #

New Mexico's Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations are at 20.5 NMAC. You can look up different parts at https://www.srca.nm.gov/chapter-5-petroleum-storage-tanks/ or download the whole book here.

If you are unable to email required test results to PSTB.compliance@env.nm.gov, mail them to: Testing Results, PSTB, 2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, Santa Fe, NM 87505.The Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations (20.5 NMAC) that were adopted by the Environmental Improvement Board on May 25, 2018 and effective July 24, 2018 require that most test result reports be sent to the Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau:

  • Storage tank system owners and operators must provide the department all reports as required in 20.5.107 NMAC within 60 days of completion of the tests (20.5.107.715.B NMAC). Owners and operators must report any failed tests or inspections to the department within 24 hours of completion of the test or inspection in accordance with 20.5.118 NMAC (20.5.107.715.C NMAC). 20.5.107.715.D NMAC lists what must be included in the reports. Similar requirements are outlined in 20.5.108.816 NMAC, 20.5.110.1016 NMAC, and 20.5.111.1112 NMAC.
  • Failing or abnormal results of ANY test or monitoring result, including investigation of an alarm, are signs of a suspected release, and owners, installers, junior installers, and testers must report these within 24 hours both by sending them to PSTB.Compliance@env.nm.gov with a cc to the PSTB inspector AND by contacting the Leak of the Week listed here: https://cloud.env.nm.gov/waste/pages/download.php?direct=1&ref=13965&size=&ext=pdf or by calling (505) 827-9329 outside of state business hours if it's an emergency. Owners and operators must also investigate these suspected releases within seven (7) days of discovery and conduct appropriate testing, site check, etc. (20.5.118.1801 NMAC).
  • Unless an owner or operator shows within 30 days that a release that was reported as a suspected release is not a release, it will be treated as a confirmed release, and you must comply with 20.5.118 NMAC and 20.5.119 or 120 NMAC, including taking corrective action, for confirmed releases.

Other requirements pertaining to testing of tanks include:

  • A qualified tester must perform the first test or inspection of existing spill and overfill prevention equipment and interstitial monitoring containment sumps by July 24, 2021. (5.105 NMAC; 20.5.106.613 NMAC, 20.5.107.704, 707, & 714 NMAC, 20.5.108.811 & 813 NMAC, 20.5.109.910 NMAC, 20.5.110.1005 & 1015 NMAC).
  • If you have a UST and/or piping that uses ATG (automatic tank gauging)(only allowed on USTs and/or piping installed before April 4, 2008), a qualified tester must test it at least annually by July 24, 2021 . (20.5.105 NMAC; 20.5.108.805 NMAC, 20.5.108.815 & 816 NMAC).

Helpful brochures to explain many requirements of the regulations are available at: https://www.env.nm.gov/petroleum_storage_tank/guidance-documents-ast-and-ust/

Find your tank inspector here: https://cloud.env.nm.gov/waste/pages/view.php?ref=10632&k=fa934e9692.
04 May

Virtual Stakeholder Meeting on Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations

8am – 12pm MDT
2026 Regulations Revisions Stakeholder's Meeting
New Mexico Environment Department
Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau

What: This virtual meeting is to give stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback on proposed revisions to New Mexico Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations, Title 20, Chapter 5, Parts 101-125.

Who should attend: Owners, Operators, Installers, Testers, Consultants, Contractors and other interested parties.

For more information and to request the meeting link, please contact Marc.Bonem@env.nm.gov or (505) 470-2759

All meetings will be accessible via MS Teams and available upon request. Recordings will be posted on the PSTB web page. MS Teams meetings should be accessible to all platforms as public domain. 

To see the proposed changes, please go to: Regulations Revisions 2026
04 May

Environmental Improvement Board HEARING: EIB 25-11 (R) - Heat Rule - POSTPONED

9am – 5pm MDT
The hearing in the proposed new regulation 11.5.7 NMAC - Heat Illness and Injury Prevention has been postponed and will be re-set.

Public Notice - English
Public Notice - Spanish
05 May

2026 Spring Southern NM Dust Symposium

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
10:00 am – 1:00 pm (Mountain Daylight Time)
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (Eastern Daylight Time)

2026 Spring Southern NM Dust Symposium Agenda (Click here for more details)  

10:00 – 10:05 New Mexico Environment Department – Welcome/Opening

10:05 - 10:20 National Weather Service – 2025 Dust Season in Review

10:20 - 10:35 Salt Lake Community College – Dust Sources in the Eastern Great Basin and Meteorological Drivers of Emissions

10:35 - 10:50 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Desert Urban System IntegratEd Atmospheric Monsoon (DUSTIEAIM) in the Southwestern United States

10:50 – 11:05 University-Three-Decades Dust Climatology and Trend (1988 – 2022) From Ground Monitoring Over the Western United States

11:05 – 11:20 Texas Tech University – What 22 Years of Weather Data Reveals About Dust Events in Washington State

11:20 – 11:30 Break

11:30 – 11:45 NM Department of Transportation; Bureau of Land Management, State Trust Land Office; New Mexico Department of Agriculture – Collaborative Efforts at the Lordsburg Playa

11:45 – 12:00 Jornada Experimental Range – The Wind Erosion Toolbox and Other Tools for Wind Erosion Mitigation

12:00 – 12:15 Texas Tech University – A Comparison of Dust Events in Nevada and Utah Between 2000 and 2022

12:15 – 12:30 Texas Tech University – Assessing the Toxicity of Lubbock Dust Events Using an Analysis of Individual Human Lung Cells

12:30– 12:45 Texas Tech University – Evaluation of Different Calibrations for PurpleAir Sensors in the Semi-Aid Panhandle Region of West Texas

12:45 New Mexico Environment Department - Farewell/Closing
05 May

Environmental Improvement Board HEARING: EIB 25-11 (R) - Heat Rule - POSTPONED

9am – 5pm MDT
The hearing in the proposed new regulation 11.5.7 NMAC - Heat Illness and Injury Prevention has been postponed and will be re-set.

Public Notice - English
Public Notice - Spanish
06 May

Environmental Improvement Board HEARING: EIB 25-11 (R) - Heat Rule - POSTPONED

9am – 5pm MDT
The hearing in the proposed new regulation 11.5.7 NMAC - Heat Illness and Injury Prevention has been postponed and will be re-set.

Public Notice - English
Public Notice - Spanish
07 May

Albuquerque Stakeholder Meeting on Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations

8am – 12pm MDT
2026 Regulations Revisions Stakeholder's Meeting
New Mexico Environment Department
Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau

What: This in-person meeting is to give stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback on proposed revisions to New Mexico Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations, Title 20, Chapter 5, Parts 101-125.

Who should attend: Owners, Operators, Installers, Testers, Consultants, Contractors and other interested parties.

For more information please contact Marc.Bonem@env.nm.gov or (505) 470-2759

All meetings will be accessible via MS Teams and available upon request. Recordings will be posted on the PSTB web page. MS Teams meetings should be accessible to all platforms as public domain. 

To see the proposed changes, please go to: Regulations Revisions 2026
07 May

Utility Operator Certification Advisory Board Regular Meeting

9am – 12pm MDT
The New Mexico Utility Operator Certification Advisory Board will be holding a regular meeting on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Mountain Time.

Public Notice

Meeting Agenda (Available on 05/04 at 9:00AM)

WebEx Link: nmed-oit.webex.com…
Password: UOCAB
Meeting number: 2867 743 4982

Join by phone
+1-415-655-0001 US Toll
Access code: 286 774 34982
 
07 May

Environmental Improvement Board HEARING: EIB 25-11 (R) - Heat Rule - POSTPONED

9am – 5pm MDT
The hearing in the proposed new regulation 11.5.7 NMAC - Heat Illness and Injury Prevention has been postponed and will be re-set.

Public Notice - English
Public Notice - Spanish
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