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The 2009 Triennial Review
 of the Water Quality Standards for
Interstate and Intrastate Surface Waters, 20.6.4 NMAC

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US EPA-APPROVED STANDARDS
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US EPA Amended Approval Letter - June 18, 2012. EPA approved all TR amendments including hardness-based criteria for aluminum in waters with pH below 6.5.
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US EPA Amended Record of Decision Addendum - June 18, 2012.
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US EPA Approval Letter - April 30, 2012. EPA approved or took no action on all TR amendments except hardness-based criteria for aluminum in waters with pH below 6.5.
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US EPA Record of Decision Addendum - April 30, 2012.
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TRIENNIAL REVIEW AMENDMENTS
Effective December 1, 2010

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EPA Approval Letter - April 18, 2011. All TR amendments were approved except 20.6.4.10.D(1)(e), 20.6.4.13.J, 20.6.4.52, and revised criteria for aluminum, cadmium, zinc in 20.6.4.900.I and J(2).

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TRIENNIAL REVIEW PROCESS FINDINGS
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NOTICE OF TRANSCRIPT FILING

The Public is hereby notified that the transcript of the December 8-11, 2009 hearing in the Triennial Review of Standards for Interstate and Intrastate Surface Waters, 20.6.4 NMAC, has been filed. Certain post-hearing deadlines are triggered, pursuant to the Scheduling Order filed April 15, 2009, by the filing of this Notice. The transcript is available for review or duplication at the Water Quality Control Commission Office, New Mexico State Environment Department, Runnels Building Rm. N2150, 1190 S. St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505. A copy can also be obtained from Kathy Townsend Court Reporters, 110 Twelfth Street, NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, or (505) 243-5018.
Volume 1:  Dec. 8
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Volume 2:  Dec. 9
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Volume 3:  Dec. 10
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Volume 4:  Dec. 11
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- PLEADING LOG -

A Matter before the Water Quality Control Commission
in Public Hearing, Docket No. WQCC 08-13 (R)

Pleading Log

Public Comments

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) petitioned the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) at its December 16, 2008 meeting to conduct the triennial review of New Mexico’s Water Quality Standards, 20.6.4 NMAC. A review of the Standards on a three-year basis is required by section 303(c) of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). Along with the petition, NMED presented its proposed amendments and narrative explanation.  In refining its proposed amendments, NMED considered the public input received on the August 11, 2008 Discussion Draft. See the Comment Summary for a synopsis of the comments received.

The Boards & Commissions Administrator docketed the matter as WQCC 08-13 (R) and prepared a pleading log, which was maintained throughout the course of the proceeding.  NMED filed a notice of revised proposed amendments on July 6, 2009.  The deadline for all parties to file notices of intent to present technical testimony was Friday, August 28, 2009. The hearing began on December 8 and ended on December 11, 2009.   The WQCC conducted its deliberations on this matter in 2010.

The pleadings (below) filed in this matter before the Hearing Officer on behalf of the WQCC include 134 entries from both public and private entities as well as the Hearing Officer and the Commission Chair.  Fifty-five public comments were received from individuals and both public and private organizations.  The Hearing Officer issued a report with an attachment, the revised NMAC 20.6.4 with editing marks revealed on Thursday, May 27, 2010 for Public inspection.  The WQCC's Order and Statement of Reasons for Amendment of Standards was issued on Thursday, October 14, 2010.

Contact information for the Hearing Officer appointed in this matter can be found at the bottom of this page.  For more information about the State's Triennial Review Process, please contact Kris Pintado, NMED's Surface Water Standards Coordinator, directly at (505) 827-2822.

The pleadings filed in this matter are listed below.

PLEADING LOG
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No. Document

Filed by

 Filing Date File size
  1. NMED's Proposed Amendments to Standards for Interstate and Intrastate Waters, 20.6.4 NMAC
 NMED 12/1/08  
 
a. NMED Petition
    67 kb
 
b. NMED Proposed Amendments
    1.6 MB
  2. Notice of Docketing

Administrator

 12/02/08 76 kb
  3. Entry of Appearance

Gallagher & Kennedy

 1/2/09 86 kb
  4. Entry of Appearance

Modrall/J. Evans

 1/29/09 74 kb
  5. Notice of Compliance with Small Business Regulatory Relief Act

NMED

 2/27/09 98 kb
  6. Draft Scheduling Order

Hearing Officer

 3/2/09 25 kb
  7. Draft Procedural Order

Hearing Officer

 3/2/09 23 kb
  8. Comments on HO’s drafts of Scheduling and Procedural Orders

NMED
Eric Ames

 3/24/09 36 kb
  9. Affidavit of Publication-NM Register

Administrator

 3/30/09 121 kb
10. Comments on HO’s drafts of Scheduling
and Procedural Orders

Amigos Bravos -
Brian Shields

 3/30/09 71 kb
11. Comments on HO’s drafts of Scheduling and Procedural Orders

Lou Rose

 3/30/09 87 kb
12. Comments on HO’s drafts of Scheduling and Procedural Orders

San Juan Water Commission
- Jolene McCaleb

 3/30/09 96 kb
13. Procedural Order

Hearing Officer

 4/15/09 128 kb
14. Scheduling Order

Hearing Officer

 4/15/09 149 kb
15. Certificate of Service in re: Items 13 & 14

Administrator

 4/16/09 76 kb
16. Affidavit of Publication in re: final orders Albuquerque Journal

Administrator

 5/4/09 161 kb
17. Affidavit of Publication in re: final orders New Mexico Register

Administrator

 5/4/09 131 kb
18. EBID Triennial Review Proposed Changes

EBID

 5/29/09 360 kb
19. San Juan Water Commission’s Proposed Amendments

San Juan, etc.
(J. McCaleb)

 6/1/09 245 kb
20. Proposed Revisions to 20.6.4 NMAC

Peabody Energy  (S.Butzier, et al)

 6/1/09 1.2 MB
21. Freeport-McMoRan’s Proposed Changes to Standards and Statement of Basis for the Changes to Proposal of NM’s Triennial Review of Inter/Intrastate Surface Waters

Freeport McMoRan (Gallagher & Kennedy)

 6/1/09 1.4 MB
22. Petition by Buckman Direct Diversion  Board requesting proposed changes to standards for interstate, etc.

Buckman, et al.
(N.Long)

 6/1/09 158 kb
23. CARD Proposed Amendments
CARD=Citizens for Alternatives to  Radioactive Dumping)

CARD
(J.Greenwald)

 6/1/09 109 kb
24. AVAT Comments in re: proposed amendments to interstate, etc.
(AVAT=Aqua es Vida Action Team)

AVAT - (L. Weinstock)

 6/1/09 474 kb
25. Chevron Mining’s Proposed Changes to Standards and Statement of Basis

Chevron Mining
(L. Rose)

 6/1/09 276 kb
26. Chevron Mining’s Amended Certificate of Service

Chevron Mining
(L. Rose)

 6/1/09 70 kb
27. LANS and USDOE Proposed Changes to Standards and Statement of Basis

LANS/USDOE (Wardwell/Cummings)

 6/1/09 624 kb
28. Proposed Amendments and Statement of Basis for Amigo Bravos Petition

Amigos Bravos
(M. Anderson)

 6/1/09  
 
a. Proposed Amendments and Statement of Basis
    257 kb
 
b. Exhibit 1: Potential Effects of Climate Change on New Mexico
  145 kb
 
c. Exhibit 2: California Permit Review Report on Compliance Schedules
555 kb
29. Certificate of Service on Additional Parties

Peabody Energy

6/4/09 67 kb
30. Supplemental Certificate of Service

Amigos Bravos
(M. Anderson)

 6/9/08 111 kb
31. Supplemental Certificate of Service

San Juan et al.,
(J. McCaleb)

 6/16/09 100 kb
32. Service List (all parties) Hearing Officer 6/18/09 175 kb
33. Certificate of Service Freeport McMoRan
G&K-TJ Trujillo 		6/22/09 74 kb
34. Revised Service List Hearing Officer 6/23/09 153 kb
35. Second Revised Service List Hearing Officer 6/25/09 15 kb
36. Revised Proposed Amendments to Standards for Interstate and Intrastate Waters, 20.6.4 NMAC NMED 7/6/09  
 
a. NMED’s Notice of Filing of Revised Petition
    101 kb
 
b. NMED Revised Proposed Amendments
    1.6 MB
37. Affidavit of Publication SF New Mexican Administrator 7/17/09 580 kb
38. Affidavit of Publication Roswell Daily Record (English version) Administrator 7/20/09 609 kb
39. Affidavit of Publication Roswell Daily Record (Versión Español) Administrator 7/27/09 607 kb
40. Affidavit of Publication NM Register Administrator 8/3/09 687 kb
41. Affidavit of Publication Raton Range (English version) Administrator 8/10/09 546 kb
42. Affidavit of Publication Raton Range (Versión Español) Administrator 8/10/09 593 kb
43. Affidavit of Publication Farmington Daily Times (Versión Español) Administrator 8/10/09 251 kb
44. Affidavit of Publication SF New Mexican (Versión Español) Administrator 8/19/09 345 kb
45. Motion for Extension of Time (to file NOI) San Juan, et al.  8/21/09 219 kb
46. Order Granting Extension of Time (item 45) Hearing Officer 8/21/09 74 kb
47.

Chevron Mining Inc.’s Notice of Corrections and Revisions to Proposed Changes to Standards and Statement of Basis

 Chevron Mining 8/21/09 176 kb
48. NMED's NOI (72 files) NMED 8/28/09  
49. Amigos Bravos NOI (42 files) Amigos Bravos 8/28/09  
50. Chevron Mining Inc.’s NOI (6 files) Chevron Mining 8/28/09  
51. LANL and DOE NOI (11 files) LANL/DOE 8/28/09  
52. Buckman Direct Diversion Board NOI Buckman Board 8/28/09 1.4 MB
53.

Freeport-McMoran NM Operations NOI,
Pre-filed Direct Testimony and Exhibits

 Freeport, etc. 8/28/09 2.8 MB
54. Entry of Appearance DPNM
(T.J.Trujillo G&K)		 8/28/09 146 kb
55. Dairy Producers of NM’s NOI DPNM   8/28/09 1.4 MB
56.

DPNM Motion to Amend Scheduling Order or Allow for Supplementary Pleadings and Request for a Hearing on the Matter

 DPNM 8/28/09 410 kb
57. Peabody Energy’s NOI Peabody Energy 8/28/09  
 
a. Certificate of Service
    131 kb
 
b. Notice of Intent
    151 kb
 
c. Exhibits
    7.3 MB
 
d. Pre-Filed Testimony of John Cochran
    749 kb
58.

Peabody Energy’s Motion to Strike the Department’s Proposed Amendments which are Integrally Related to Hydrology Protocol It Plans to Develop Outside this Process

 Peabody Energy 8/28/09 357 kb
59. Elephant Butte Irrigation District’s NOI EBID/Hernandez 8/28/09 132 kb
60. Third Revised Service List Administrator 9/2/09 164 kb
61. San Juan Water Commission’s NOI SJWC/J.McCaleb 9/4/09  
 
a. Notice of Intent and Letter to WQCC
    332 kb
 
b. Direct Testimony of Tom Pitts, PE
    81 kb
 
c. Exhibits Presented by Tom Pitts, PE
    6.5 MB
62. DPNM Notice of Withdrawal of Its Motion to Amend Scheduling Order or Allow for Supplementary Pleadings and Request for Hearing on the Matter DPNM/Trujillo 9/9/09 120 kb
63. DPNM Motion to Amend the Scheduling and Procedural Orders and Request for an Evidentiary Hearing DPNM/Trujillo 9/9/09 451 kb
64. Fourth Revised Service List Administrator 9/10/09 175 kb
65. NMED’s Response to Peabody Energy’s Motion to Strike Dept.’s Proposed Amendments to Hydrology Protocol NMED 9/15/09 237 kb
66. EBID’s Response to Motion by DPNM Served on 9/9-09 to Amend Scheduling and Procedural Orders and to Request an Evidentiary Hearing EBID 9/16/09 213 kb
67. Amigos Bravos Response to Peabody Energy’s Motion to Strike and Dairy Producers of New Mexico’s Motion to Amend Amigos Bravos 9/17/09 221 kb
68. NMED’s Response to DPNM Motion to Amend Scheduling Order or Allow for Supplementary Pleadings and Request for a Hearing on the Matter NMED 9/17/09 184 kb
69. DPNM Response to Peabody Energy’s Motion to Strike the Dept.’s Proposed Amendments Which are Integrally Related to the Hydrology Protocol It Plans to Develop Outside this Process DPNM 9/18/09 129 kb
70. FM-NM Operations’ Response to Peabody Energy’s Motion to Strike the Dept.’s Proposed Amendments Related to the Hydrology Protocol and Reply to NMED’s Response to Peabody Energy’s Motion FM-NM 9/18/09 458 kb
71. DPNM Reply to Response Briefs Filed by NMED, Amigos Bravos and EBID DPNM 9/25/09 168 kb
72. Stipulated Motion for Order on Dept.’s Proposed Revisions to Sections 15 and 97 Concerning the Hydrology Protocol NMED 9/29/09 266 kb
73. Order (granting item 72. above) Hearing Officer 9/30/09 68 kb
74. Motion to Extend Rebuttal Submissions Deadline Peabody 10/8/09 66 kb
75. Order Granting Motion (item 74) Hearing Officer 10/8/09 117 kb
76. Cert. of Service in re: item 75 Administrator 10/9/09 163 kb
77. SJWC’s Notice of Filing Rebuttal Technical Testimony SJWC 10/9/09 311 kb
78. Rebuttal Technical Testimony of Tom Pitts, PE SJWC 10/9/09 239 kb
79. Fifth Revised Service List Administrator 10/14/09 193 kb
80. Sixth Revised Service List Administrator 10/15/09 194 kb
81. Affidavit of Publication
Las Cruces Sun-News English version		 Administrator 10/15/09 172 kb
82. Affidavit of Publication
Las Cruces Sun-News Spanish version		 Administrator 10/15/09 188 kb
83. Notice of Rebuttal Statements Amigos Bravos 10/22/09 79 kb
 
a. Rebuttal Statement of Rachel Conn
18 kb
 
b. Rebuttal Statement of Jon Klingel
21 kb
 
c. Rebuttal Statement of Arjun Makhijani
30 kb
 
d. Rebuttal Statement of Erik Schlenker-Goodrich
60 kb
84. LANS, LLC and USDOE Rebuttal Technical Testimony LANS/USDOE 10/23/09 118 kb
 
Exhibit 1 Resume Michael T. Saladen
43 kb
 
Exhibit 2 Rebuttal Testimony - Michael T. Saladen
1.1 MB
 
Exhibit 3 Rebuttal Testimony - Bruce M. Gallaher
628 kb
 
Exhibit 4 Rebuttal Testimony - Robert W. Gensemer, Ph.D.
873 kb
85. Rebuttal Testimony of Steven P. Canton GEI Consultants, Inc. Chevron Mining 10/23/09 263 kb
 
a. Certificate of Service
58 kb
86. Notice of Rebuttal Statement Buckman Direct Diversion Board 10/23/09 176 kb
87. NMED’s Notice of Intent to Present Rebuttal Testimony and Exhibits (20 files) NMED 10/23/09  
88. Freeport-McMoran NM Operations Notice of Intent to File Rebuttal Technical Testimony and Exhibits FM-NM 10/23/09 2.2 MB
89. Pre-Filed Rebuttal Testimony of Mr. John Cochran, a Witness on Behalf of Peabody Energy Peabody 10/23/09 456 kb
 
a. Exhibits (16 files)
 
 
b. Certificate of Service
142 kb
90. Stipulated Motion to Amend Procedural Order Regarding Presentation of Hearing Testimony NMED 11/06/09 232 kb
91.

Motion by USDOE and LANS, LLC to Strike Proposed Water Quality Standards for Source Special Nuclear and By-Product Material

 DOE/LANS 11/06/09 375 kb
92.

Order granting amendments in re: Stipulated Motion to Amend Procedural Order, etc. (see Item 90)

 Hearing Officer 11/09/09 57 kb
93.

Entry of Appearance by Joshua L. Smith, Esq.

 EBID 11/10/09 231 kb
94.

Seventh Revised Service List

 Administrator  11/17/09 170 kb
95.

Notice of Errata

 NMED 11/18/09 226 kb
96.

Amigos Bravos’ Response in Opposition to Motion by USDOE and LANS, LLC to Strike Proposed Water Quality Standards for Source, Special Nuclear and By-Product Material

 Amigos Bravos 11/19/09 218 kb
97.

NMED’s Response to Motion by USDOE and LANS, LLC to Strike Proposed Water Quality Standards for Source, Special Nuclear and By-Product Material

 NMED 11/20/09 519 kb
98.

Buckman Direct Diversion Board’s Response in Opposition to Motion by USDOE and LANS, LLC to Strike Proposed Water Quality Standards for Source, Special Nuclear and By-Product Material

 BDDB 11/20/09 246 kb
99.

Reply of USDOE and LANS, LLC in Support of Motion to Strike Proposed Water Quality Standards for Source, Special Nuclear and By-Product Material

 USDOE/LANS 11/25/09 370 kb
100.

Affidavit of Publication Alb. Journal - English version

 Administrator 12/2/09 75 kb
101. Affidavit of Publication Alb. Journal - Spanish version Administrator 12/2/09 189 kb
102.

Pre-Hearing Order Setting Out Anticipated Schedule of Party Presentations and Addressing Other Matters

 Hearing Officer 12/2/09 89 kb
103.

Notice of Withdrawal of Triennial Review Proposed Changes

 EBID 12/3/09 181 kb
104.

BDDB’s NOI to Present Surrebuttal Testimony

 BDDB 12/3/09 359 kb
105.

Modification to Amigos Bravos’ Proposed Changes

 Amigos Bravos 12/7/09 908 kb
106.

Modification to Amigos Bravos’ Proposed Changes (revised)

 Amigos Bravos 12/8/09 933 kb
107.

NMED’s Consolidated Proposed Amendments

 NMED 12/8/09 10.7 MB
108.

First Amendment to Department’s Consolidated Proposal

 NMED 12/8/09 270 kb
109.

NMED’s Surrebuttal Exhibit List and Certificate of Service

 NMED 12/8/09 8.1 MB
110. Surrebuttal Testimony of Pamela Homer NMED  12/8/09 3.0 MB
111.

Freeport-McMoRan NM Operations: Notice of Intent to Present Surrebuttal Testimony and Exhibits

 FM-NM 12/11/09 4.6 MB
112.

Supplement to Freeport-McMoRan Surrebuttal Exhibit C

 FM-NM 12/11/09 71 kb
113. Notice of Transcript Filing Administrator 1/12/10 501 kb
114.

Withdrawal from Amigos Bravos’ Proposed Amendments

 Amigos Bravos 2/12/10 809 kb
115.

Motion to Extend Deadline for Filing Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Argument

Peabody Energy 2/24/10 514 kb
116.

Order Granting above Motion to Extend Deadline, etc.

 Hearing Officer 2/24/10 237 kb
117.

Order Further Extending Post-Hearing Deadline

 Hearing Officer 2/25/10 182 kb
118.

San Juan Water Commission’s Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Arguments

SJWC 3/7/10 1.5 MB
119.

NMED’s Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Argument

 NMED 3/8/10  
 
  10 files (1 complete download or 9 separate parts)
10.0 MB
120.

Freeport-McMoRan NM Operations: Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Argument

 FMMR 3/8/10 2.6 MB
121.

Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Argument

 Amigos Bravos 3/8/10  
 
  4 files (1 complete download or 3 separate parts)
7.0 MB
122.

Buckman Diversion Board’s Closing Argument Statement of Reasons in Support of Amendments to Water Quality Standards, §§ 20.6.4.7 (6) and 20.6.4.114

 BDD Board 3/8/10 3.6 MB
123.

Los Alamos Nat’l Security, LLC’s and US Dept. of Energy’s Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Argument

 		 LANS/DOE 3/8/10 4.6 MB
124.

Chevron Mining Inc.’s Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Argument

Chevron Mining 3/8/10 3.8 MB
125.

Peabody Energy’s Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Argument

 Peabody Energy 3/8/10 4.2 MB
126.

NMED’s Notice of Errata for Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Arguments

 NMED 3/17/10 2.2 MB
127. NMED’s Second Notice of Errata for Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Arguments NMED 3/30/10 403 kb
128. Hearing Officer's Report Felicia Orth, HO 5/26/10 1.0 MB
129.

NMED’s Third Notice of Errata for Proposed Statement of Reasons and Closing Legal Arguments

 NMED 6/25/10 530 kb
130.

NMED’s Comments on Hearing Officer’s Report and Motion to Exclude New Evidence

 NMED 6/25/10 601 kb
131.

LANS LLC’s and USDOE’s Exceptions to the Hearing Officer’s Report

 LANS/USDOE 6/25/10 621 kb
132.

Chevron Mining Inc.’s Exceptions to the Hearing Officer’s Report

 Chevron 6/25/10 99 kb
133.

Peabody Energy’s Objection to the Hearing Officer’s Report and Request for Issuance of Recommended Decision

 Peabody 6/25/10 348 kb
134. Order and Statement of Reasons for Amendment of Standards Commission Chair 10/14/10 872 kb
    

Contact information for the Boards & Commissions Administrator is as follows:

Pam Castaneda, Boards & Commissions Administrator
New Mexico Environment Department
1190 S. St. Francis Drive, N2153
P.O. Box 5469
Santa Fe, New Mexico USA 87502
E-mail: Pam.Castaneda@state.nm.us

Tel.  (505) 827-2425

(505) 827-2836 Fax.

Contact information for the Hearing Officer appointed in this matter is as follows:

Felicia Orth, Hearing Officer
New Mexico Environment Department
1190 S. St. Francis Drive, N2168
P.O. Box 5469
Santa Fe, New Mexico USA 87502
E-mail: Felicia.Orth@state.nm.us

Tel.  (505) 827-0339

(505) 827-2836 Fax.

  

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