N.M. Code R. § 20.11.61.16

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 12, June 25, 2024

Section 20.11.61.16 - ADDITIONAL IMPACT ANALYSES

A. The owner or operator of the proposed major stationary source or major modification shall provide an analysis of the impairment to visibility, soils, and vegetation that would occur as a result of the source or modification and general commercial, residential, industrial, and other growth associated with the source or modification. The owner or operator need not provide an analysis of the impact on vegetation having no significant commercial or recreational value. The analysis can use data or information available from the department.

B. The owner or operator shall also provide an analysis of the air quality impact projected for the area as a result of general commercial, residential, industrial, and other growth associated with the source or modification.

C. The department may require monitoring of visibility in any federal class I area where the department determines that an adverse impact on visibility may occur due primarily to the operations of the proposed new source or modification. Such monitoring shall be conducted following procedures approved by the department and subject to the following:

(1) visibility monitoring methods specified by the department shall be reasonably available and not require any research and development; and

(2) the cost of visibility monitoring required by the department shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of ambient monitoring required by 20.11.61 NMAC; if ambient monitoring is not required, the cost shall be estimated as if it were required for each pollutant to which 20.11.61 NMAC applies;

(3) both preconstruction and post construction visibility monitoring may be required; in each case, the duration of such monitoring shall not exceed one year.

N.M. Code R. § 20.11.61.16

20.11.61.16 NMAC - Rp, 20.11.61.16 NMAC, 1/23/06; A, 8/30/10