Air Quality Bureau
On June 29, 2011, New Mexico submitted its State Implementation Plan (SIP) on Regional Haze and its update to the infrastructure SIP for the 1997 ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS required under Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) to Region VI of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The documents listed below were included in that submittal.
Cover Letter from Governor Susana Martinez - for both Regional Haze and Infrastructure SIP submittals.
Regional Haze SIP Submittal. If unlinked, all documents referenced in this list can be downloaded from links further down on this page.
- Section 309 Revised State Implementation Plan
- Appendix K - Recommendations for Making Attribution Determinations in the Context of Reasonably Attributable BART, WESTAR Council, May 2003
- 20.2.73 NMAC Revisions - Notices of Intent and Emissions Inventory Requirements
- 20.2.81 NMAC Revisions - Western Backstop Sulfur Dioxide Trading Program
- Section 309(g) State Implementation Plan
- Appendix A to 309(g) SIP - Emissions Overview (WRAP, undated)
- Appendix B to 309(g) SIP - Air Quality Modeling (WRAP, undated)
- Appendix C to 309(g) SIP - Summary of WRAP RMC BART Modeling for New Mexico
- Appendix D to 309(g) SIP - New Mexico BART Determination for San Juan Generating Station
- Attachment A to Appendix D to 309(g) SIP - BART Modeling Results
- Attachment B to Appendix D to 309(g) SIP - Modeling Receptors
- Appendix E to 309(g) SIP - Supplementary Information for Four Factor Analyses by WRAP States, EC/R Incorporated, May 4, 2009 (corrected April 20, 2010)
- Appendix F to 309 (g) SIP - Supplementary Information for Four-Factor Analyses for Selected Individual Facilities in New Mexico, May 5, 2009
- NMED Notice of Intent to Present Technical Testimony - May 2, 2011
- Exhibit 1: Clean Air Act Section 169A
- Exhibit 2: Clean Air Act Section 169B
- Exhibit 3: 40 CFR 51.308
- Exhibit 4: 40 CFR 51.309
- Exhibit 5: U.S. EPA BART Guidelines from the Federal Register
- Exhibit 6a: Email regarding BART modeling results (November 9, 2006)
- Exhibit 6b: Email regarding BART modeling (June 26, 2007)
- Exhibit 6c: Email regarding comments on the BART modeling (July 30, 2007)
- Exhibit 6d: Email regarding additional information request on BART analysis (July 30, 2007)
- Exhibit 6e: Letter from NMED to PNM requesting additional information (December 21, 2007)
- Exhibit 6f: Letter from NMED to PNM requesting additional information (March 25, 2008)
- Exhibit 6g: Email regarding coal type burned at San Juan Generating Station (March 20, 2008)
- Exhibit 6h: Email following meeting with PNM (June 18, 2008)
- Exhibit 6i: Letter from NMED to PNM requesting additional information (December 29, 2008)
- Exhibit 7a: San Juan Generating Station Modeling Protocol (March 13, 2007)
- Exhibit 7b: Appendix E
- Exhibit 7b: PNM BART Analysis (June 6, 2007)
- Exhibit 7c: Email thread regarding cost analysis
- Exhibit 7d: SCR Cost Analysis (July 11, 2007)
- Exhibit 7e: SNCR Hybrid Cost Analysis (July 11, 2007)
- Exhibit 7f: Updated visibility cost effectiveness data (August 23, 2007)
- Exhibit 7g: PNM response to NMED (September 14, 2007)
- Exhibit 7h: PNM SCR schematic
- Exhibit 7i: Refined visibility results (November 5, 2007)
- Exhibit 7j: PNM discussion of OAQPS Cost Manual (March 29, 2008)
- Exhibit 7j: Attachments
- Exhibit 7k: Final BART modeling response (March 31, 2008)
- Exhibit 7k: Attachments
- Exhibit 7l: Final BART SNCR analysis (May 30, 2008)
- Exhibit 7l: Attachments
- Exhibit 7m: Discussion of San Juan Generating Station coal and classification
- Exhibit 7n: Final Nalco-MOBOTEC nitrogen oxides BART analysis (August 28, 2008)
- Exhibit 7n: Attachments
- Exhibit 7o: Final particulate matter BART analysis (August 28, 2008)
- Exhibit 7o: Attachments
- Exhibit 7p: PNM sulfate removal report (March 16, 2009)
- Exhibit 7p: Attachments
- Exhibit 7q: SNCR cover letter (February 9, 2011)
- Exhibit 7r: PNM BART SNCR analysis update (February 9, 2011)
- Exhibit 7s: SNCR cover letter (February 11, 2011)
- Exhibit 7t: Revised SNCR analysis (February 11, 2011)
- Exhibit 7u: Rate impact analysis (February 11, 2011)
- Exhibit 8a: Testimony of Mary Uhl on Regional Haze Background
- Exhibit 8b: Regional haze powerpoint slides
- Exhibit 8c: Testimony of Mary Uhl on BART Determination
- Exhibit 9a: Testimony of Rita Bates on 309 SIP Revisions
- Exhibit 9b: Testimony of Rita Bates on Proposed 309(g) SIP
- Exhibit 10: Additional proposed revisions to 309 SIP
- Exhibit 11: Additional proposed revisions to 309(g) SIP
- Exhibit 12: Public Notices
- San Juan Citizens Alliance Comment Letter - May 3, 2011
- NMED Response to San Juan Citizens Alliance Comments
- Public Service Company of New Mexico Notice of Intent to Present Technical Testimony in four parts: PNM1, PNM2, PNM3, PNM4 - May 17, 2011
- San Juan Coal Company Notice of Intent to Present Technical Testimony - May 17, 2011
- The Natural Resources Defense Council, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and WildEarth Guardians Entry of Appearance - May 17, 2011
- NMED Notice of Receipt of Comments - May 16, 2011 (includes U.S. EPA Comments)
- NMED Supplemental Notice of Intent to Present Technical Testimony - May 20, 2011
- NMED Exhibit 13 - Revisions to 309(g) SIP in response to EPA comments
- NMED Exhibit 14 - Revisions to 20.2.81 NMAC in response to EPA comments
- NMED Exhibit 15 - Comments from EPA Region 6
- NMED Exhibit 16 - NMED responses to EPA comments
- NMED Exhibit 17 - U.S.D.A. Forest Service comments
- NMED Exhibit 18 - NMED responses to Forest Service comments
- NMED Exhibit 19 - Proposed Statement of Reasons for adoption and order
- NMED Second Notice of Receipt of Comments - May 26, 2011 (includes comments received May 25, 2011 from U.S. Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service)
- NMED Exhibits Presented at the June 1, 2011 Hearing
- Exhibit 20 - Final 309 SIP
- Exhibit 21 - Responses to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service comments
- Transcript of Hearing - June 1 and 2, 2011 (Volume 1 and Volume 2)
- New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board Statement of Reasons for Adoption of SIP Revisions
Revisions to New Mexico's State Implementation Plan for Interstate Transport under the Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II).
- Western Environmental Law Center Letter dated May 27, 2011
- Exhibit A - Letter from San Juan Citizens Alliance to NMED dated May 3, 2011
- Exhibit B - Letter from State of Colorado to U.S. EPA dated April 4, 2011
- Exhibit C - EPA notes from meetings and conference calls regarding San Juan Generating Station BART
- Exhibit D - NMED's San Juan Generating Station NOx BART Determination dated June 21, 2010
- Natural Resources Defense Council, San Juan Citizens Alliance, and WildEarth Guardians entry of appearance
- Public Notice of Hearing - English version
- Public Notice of Hearing - Spanish version
- Proposed SIP Revision
- Notice of Intent to Present Technical Testimony - NMED
- Exhibit 1 - Clean Air Act Section 110
- Exhibit 2 - Federal Register Notice dated January 5, 2011
- Exhibit 3a - Cover Letter from PNM to NMED requesting permit modification for San Juan Generating Station
- Exhibit 3b - Permit Modification Application Section 1
- Exhibit 3c - Permit Modification Application Sections 2 - 23
- Exhibit 4 - Testimony of Mary Uhl
- Exhibit 5 - Public Notices of Hearing
- Transcript of Hearing - June 2, 2011
- New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board Statement of Reasons for Adoption of SIP Revisions