Regulations and Laws

New Mexico Environment Department Administers Titles 7, 11, and 20 of the New Mexico Administrative Code.

Draft Regulations	Regulations by Section		Regulations by Subject
New Mexico Statutes		Other Resources

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Draft Regulations

Air Quality Proposed Regulations

Ground Water Quality Proposed Regulations

Occupational Health and Safety Proposed Regulations

Petroleum Storage Tank Proposed Regulations

Public Swimming Pools and Public Baths Proposed Regulation

Radiation Control Bureau Proposed Regulations

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Current Regulations & Standards by Section

Title 7 Health  
7.6 Food Handling
7.18 Public Swimming Pools  

Title 11 Labor and Workers Compensation  
11.5 Occupation Health and Safety  

Title 20 Environmental Protection  
20.1 Environmental Protection, General
20.2 Air Quality
20.3 Radiation Protection
20.4 Hazardous Waste
20.5 Petroleum Storage Tanks
20.6 Water Quality
20.7 Wastewater and Water Supply Facilities
20.8 Nuisance Abatement
20.9 Solid Waste
20.10 [Reserved for Local Air Quality Control Boards]
20.11-20 [Reserved]

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Current Regulations & Standards by Subject

• Air Quality
• Complete Air Quality Regulations -- 20.2.1 - 99 NMAC

• Construction Programs
• Wastewater Facility Construction Loans -- 20.5.7 NMAC [PDF]
• Wastewater Facility Construction Loan Policies and Guidelines -- 20.6.7 NMAC [PDF]
• Review Procedures for Wastewater Facility Construction Loans -- 20.7.7 NMAC [PDF]
• Colonias Priority Rating System -- 20.7.8 NMAC [PDF]
• Colonias Wastewater Grant Policies -- 20.7.9 NMAC [PDF]
• Rural Water Supply Infrastructure -- 20.7.2 NMAC [PDF]

• Drinking Water
• Drinking Water Regulations - 20.7.10 NMAC [PDF]
• National Primary Drinking Water Regulations  - 40 CFR 141 (adopted by reference)
• National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations - 40 CFR 143 (adopted by reference)

• Environmental Protection, General
• Rule making Procedures - Environmental Improvement Board -- 20.1.1 NMAC [PDF]
• Adjudicatory Procedures - Environmental Improvement Board -- 20.1.2 NMAC [PDF]
• Adjudicatory Procedures - Water Quality Control Commission -- 20.1.3 NMAC [PDF]
• Permit Procedures -- 20.1.4 NMAC [PDF]
• Adjudicatory Procedures -- 20.1.5 NMAC [PDF]
• [Reserved] -- 20.1.6NMAC
• Parental Responsibility Act Compliance -- 20.1.7 NMAC [PDF]
• Regulatory Change Procedures -- 20.1.9 NMAC

• Food
• General Provisions [Reserved] -- 7.6.1 NMAC
• Food Service and Food Processing -- 7.6.2 NMAC [PDF]

• Ground Water
• Ground and Surface Water Protection -- 20.6.2 NMAC [PDF]
• Voluntary Remediation Program -- 20.6.3 NMAC [PDF]

• Hazardous Waste
• Hazardous Waste Management -- 20.4.1 NMAC [PDF]
• Hazardous Waste Fees -- 20.4.2 NMAC [PDF]
• Annual Hazardous Waste Fees -- 20.4.3 NMAC [PDF]
• Clandestine Drug Laboratory Remediation -- 20.4.5 NMAC [PDF]

• Liquid Waste (Septic Tanks)(See Waste Water)

• Nuisance Abatement
• Mosquito Abatement and Control -- 20.8.1 NMAC [PDF]

• New Mexico OSHA
• Title 11 Labor and Workers' Compensation
• Chapter 5 Occupational Health and Safety
• General Provisions -- 11.5.1 NMAC [PDF]
• General Industry -- 11.5.2 NMAC [PDF]
• Construction Industry -- 11.5.3 NMAC  [PDF]
• Agriculture -- 11.5.4 NMAC [PDF]
• Review Commission Procedures -- 11.5.5 NMAC [PDF]
• Convenience Stores -- 11.5.6 NMAC [PDF]
  

• Public Swimming Pools
• Public Swimming Pools and Public Baths -- 7.18.1 NMAC [PDF]

• Radiation Protection
• New Mexico Radiation Protection Regulations (NMRPR)
• Radiation Licensing -- 20.3.3 NMAC
• Radiologic Technology Certification -- 20.3.20 NMAC
• Federal Regulations (NRC) -- NRC Title 10 Regulations (10CFR)

• Solid Waste (Landfill)
• 2007 Solid Waste Rules, 20.9.2 - 20.9.10 NMAC
• Tire Recycling -- 20.9.2 NMAC [PDF]
• Facility Grant Fund -- 20.9.3 NMAC [PDF]
• Solid Waste Plan -- 20.9.4 NMAC [PDF]

• Superfund (Federal)

• Surface Water
• Ground and Surface Water Protection -- 20.6.2 NMAC [PDF]
• Standards for Interstate and Intrastate Streams -- 20.6.4 NMAC [PDF]
• Utility Operator Certification -- 20.7.4 NMAC [PDF]

• Petroleum Storage Tanks
• Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations -- 20.5.1 - 17 NMAC

• Waste Water
• Liquid Waste Disposal -- 20.7.3 NMAC [PDF]
• Liquid Waste Treatment and Disposal Fees -- 20.7.11 NMAC [PDF]

 

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New Mexico Statutes

• New Mexico Statutes - New Mexico Statutes Annotated - NMSA 1978

• Chapter 50 - Employment Law
• Article 9 - Occupational Health and Safety Act

• Chapter 61 - Professional & Occupational Licenses
• Complete Air Quality Regulations -- 20.2.1 - 99 NMAC
• Article 33 - Utility Operators Certification Act

• Chapter 74 - Environmental Improvement
• Article 1 - Environmental Improvement Act
• Article 2 - Air Quality Act
• Article 3 - Radiation Control Act
• Article 4 - Hazardous Waste Act
• Article 6 - Water Quality Act
• Article 9 - Solid Waste Act

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Other Resources

Federal Executive Branch Resources

• Code of Federal Regulations

• CFR Title 40: Protection of the Environment (USEPA Site)
• Primary Drinking Water Regulations - 40 CFR 141
• Secondary Drinking Water Regulatons - 40 CFR 143
• Solid Waste Regulations - 40 CFR 239-259, 40 CFR 260-265, and 40 CFR 266-299

• CFR Title 10:
• Federal Regulations (NRC) -- NRC Title 10 Regulations (10CFR)

• Federal Register

Federal Legislative Branch Resources

• Federal Statutory Resources

• United States Code
• Clean Water Act - 33 USC 1251
• Clean Air Act - 42 USC 7401
• Oil Pollution Act - 33 USC 2701
• Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) - 42 USC 6901
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) - 42 USC 9601
• Safe Drinking Water Act - 42 USC 300
• Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - 16 USC 1271

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