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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.

Collaboration

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

Compliance

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.

Tribal Liaison

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

Border Liaison

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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02 Oct

Comentarios Públicos: Solicitud de Permiso de Construcción de Calidad del Aire 10883 para la Microrred de Yucca Growth Infrastructure LLC & Bloom Energy Corp – YGI

ACTUALIZADO: Suspendido por orden de la Corte Suprema de Nuevo México — Se proporcionará información adicional cuando esté disponible.

El período de comentarios de 30 días está abierto para esta solicitud de permiso. Visite el sitio web del NMED en www.env.nm.gov y busque el menú de Participación Pública en la parte superior derecha. Haga clic en Avisos Públicos (Public Notices) y busque bajo Condado de Doña Ana (Doña Ana County) para ver los documentos relacionados con esta solicitud de permiso. Haga clic en Portal de Comentarios Públicos (Public Comment Portal) en el menú de Participación Pública para enviar comentarios o utilice el enlace que aparece a continuación.

For English click here
02 Oct

Public Comment Period: Yucca Growth Infrastructure LLC & Bloom Energy Corp – YGI Microgrid Air Quality Construction Permit Application 10883

UPDATED: Stayed By New Mexico Supreme Court — Further notice will be provided when available.

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 Doña Ana 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.
Para Español haga clic aqui.
02 Sep

30-day Public Comment Period: Frontier Field Services, LLC-Empire Abo Compressor Station Air Quality Operating Permit Application P146R4M3

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.
02 Sep

30-day Public Comment Period: Kaiser-Francis Oil Company-Cavalry Compression Station Air Quality Construction Permit Application 9530M3

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 Lea 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.
02 Oct

30-day Public Comment Period: Intrepid Potash – New Mexico, LLC West Plant Air Quality Construction Permit Application 421M6

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.
02 Oct

30-day Public Comment Period: ONEOK, Inc. Air Quality Construction Permit Application

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 Lea 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.
02 Oct

30-day Public Comment Period: Mountain States Constructors Inc.-MSCI Davis Pit Plant Air Quality Construction Permit Application 10998

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.
02 Oct

Public comment period: 401 Certification of the Santa Fe Paseo Real WWRF NPDES NM0022292 / Periodo de comentario publico para la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de Paseo Real de la Ciudad de Santa Fe NPDES NM0022292

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 Santa Fe Paseo Real Wastewater Reclamation Facility, permit # NM0022292.

This is a notification that EPA’s public notice and associated federal comment period have opened for the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the
City of Santa Fe Paseo Real Wastewater Reclamation Facility (WWRF), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit number NM0022292. 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 73 Paseo Real in the City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The discharges from the facility are to the Santa Fe River in Segment 20.6.4.113 NMAC of the Rio Grande Basin in Santa Fe 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 polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) monitoring requirements.

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
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, October 26, 2026.

Individuals who submit public comments will be added to the NMED 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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Periodo de comentario publico abierto para la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de Paseo Real de la Ciudad de Santa Fe, número de permiso NPDES NM0022292

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 del permiso de la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de Paseo Real de la Ciudad de Santa Fe, número de permiso del Sistema Nacional de Eliminación de Descargas de Contaminantes (NPDES, por sus siglas en inglés) NM0022292. 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 NPDES mencionado anteriormente.

Cuando la Región 6 de la EPA redacta un permiso del NPDES 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 73 Paseo Real en la Cuidad de Santa Fe, condado de Santa Fe, Nuevo México. Las descargas de la instalación son al Rio Santa Fe en el segmento 20.6.4.113 NMAC de la cuenca del Río Grande en el condado de Santa Fe, 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 perfluoroalquilo y polifluoroalquilo (PFAS, por sus siglas en inglés).

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
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 (5 p.m. MST) del Lunes, 26 de Octubre 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.

02 Oct

30-day Public Comment Period: Harvest Four Corners LLC-Milagro Gas Treating Plant Air Quality Construction Permit Application PSD0859M13

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.
03 Oct

Analisis Gratuitos: Analisis de la Calidad Del Agua para Pozos Privados

9am – 12:30pm MDT
NMED y NMHealth ofreceran hasta 100 pruebas de agua gratuitas para posoz privados que abastecen a hogares que no estan conectados a un servicio publico de agua en condado de Cibola y comunidades circundantes. Las pruebas incluyen: pH, conductividad electrica, nitrato, hierro, sulfato, fluoruro, y arsenico.

Como Recolectar una Muestra de Agua:
  • Llene un recipiente limpio de vidrio o plastico sin olores, con al menos un cuarto de galon o un litro (32 oz) de su agua de pozo.
  • Si la casa tiene un sistema de filtracion para toda la casa, recolecte el agua en la cabecera del pozo antes de cualquier sistema de filtracion o sistema de ablandador, si es posible.
  • Deje correr el agua 2-3 minutos antes de recolectar la muestra.
  • Recoja la muestra lo mas cerca posible del momento de la prueba.
03 Oct

Free Testing: Private Well Water Quality Testing

9am – 12:30pm MDT
NMED and NMHealth will be offering up to 100 free water tests for private wells serving homes not connected to a water utility in Cibola County and surrounding communities. Tests include: pH, Electrical conductivity, Nitrate, Iron, Sulfate, Fluoride, and Arsenic.

How to Collect a Water Sample:
  • Fill a clean glass or plastic container without any odors, with at least a quart or liter (32 oz) of your well water.
  • If the home has a whole house filtration system, collect the water at the well head prior to any filtration or softener systems, if possible.
  • Let the water run 2-3 minutes before collecting the sample.
  • Collect the sample as close to the time of testing as possible.
03 Oct

PNM's 5th Annual Electric Car Show on the Plaza

10am – 2pm MDT
Experience the excitement of electric transportation at The 5th Annual EV Car Show on the Plaza, hosted by PNM's Transportation Electrification Program. This signature community event highlights the growing EV movement across New Mexico with an impressive showcase of electric vehicles, clean energy solutions, educational exhibits, and family-friendly activities.
Meet EV owners, explore the latest vehicle models, learn about charging infrastructure, and discover how electric transportation can save money, reduce emissions, and support a more sustainable future. Whether you're already driving electric or just beginning your EV journey, this is your chance to connect, learn, and celebrate the future of transportation.
04 Oct

30-day Public Comment Period: State Environment Department Seeks Public Comment on Exceptional Events Demonstrations

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 Luna and Doña Ana Counties 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.
04 Oct

St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day: Nambe Pueblo

Nambe Pueblo, St. Francis of Assisi Annual Feast Day. 
08 Oct

Build an EV with PNM

11am – 12pm MDT
Get ready to think like an engineer and build like an inventor! In this hands-on workshop, participants will construct their own battery-powered electric vehicle while exploring the science behind electric transportation. Using a battery, motor, gears, wheels, and axles, young builders will create a working electric circuit, bring a motor to life, and watch their vehicle zip and zoom into action.
Along the way, participants will discover how electric vehicles move, experiment with changing direction by reversing the wires, and learn how electricity powers transportation through fun, interactive play. Designed for students in grades 3-5, but all ages are welcome.
Free to attend. Join us and experience the excitement of building your own EV!
08 Oct

Methane Abatement Rule Public Informational Meeting

4 – 6pm MDT
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is holding a virtual public informational meeting on Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 4-6 p.m. regarding proposed new rule 20.2.51 NMAC, Methane Abatement. Department staff will provide an overview of the proposed rule, the importance of methane emissions reductions and how this proposed rule will address needed methane reductions. NMED will then take questions from stakeholders and the general public as time allows. The proposed rule as of August 13, 2026, is available at https://service.web.env.nm.gov/urls/NVOJYgHwthe. Notices and other information regarding this rulemaking are available on NMED’s website at https://www.env.gov/air-quality/proposed-regs.

Para español, haga clic aquí.
08 Oct

Reunión pública informativa sobre la Regla de Reducción de Emisiones de Metano

4 – 6pm MDT
El Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México (NMED) llevará a cabo una reunión pública informativa virtual el jueves 8 de octubre de 2026, de 4:00 a 6:00 p.m., sobre la nueva regla propuesta 20.2.51 NMAC, Reducción de Emisiones de Metano. El personal del Departamento proporcionará una descripción general de la regla propuesta, la importancia de reducir las emisiones de metano y cómo esta regla propuesta abordará las reducciones de metano necesarias. Posteriormente, el NMED responderá, según lo permita el tiempo, las preguntas de las partes interesadas y del público en general. La regla propuesta al 13 de agosto de 2026 está disponible en https://service.web.env.nm.gov/urls/NVOJYgHwthe. Los avisos y otra información relacionada con este proceso de elaboración de reglas están disponibles en el sitio web del NMED en https://www.env.gov/air-quality/proposed-regs.

For English, please click here.
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