Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024
Section 20.2.64.7 - DEFINITIONS In addition to the terms defined in 20.2.2 NMAC (Definitions), and those defined in 40 CFR 60 Subpart A, all definitions found in 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart XXX apply to new municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLs) and all definitions found in 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Cf apply to existing MSWLs. As used in this part:
A."Active municipal solid waste landfill" or "active MSWL" means an MSWL in which solid waste is being placed or an MSWL that is planned to accept waste in the future.B."Closed municipal solid waste landfill" or "closed MSWL" means an MSWL in which solid waste is no longer being placed, and in which no additional solid wastes will be placed without first filing a notification of modification as prescribed in 40 CFR 60.7(a)(4). Once a notification of modification has been filed and additional solid waste is placed in the MSWL, the MSWL is no longer closed.C."Existing municipal solid waste landfill" or "existing MSWL" means an active or closed MSWL meeting the following conditions: (1) Construction, reconstruction, or modification was commenced on or before July 17, 2014; and(2) The MSWL has accepted waste at any time since November 8, 1987, or has additional design capacity available for future waste deposition.D."Modification" means in increase in the permitted volume design capacity of an MSWL by either lateral or vertical expansion based on its permitted design capacity as of July 17, 2014. Modification does not occur until the owner or operator commences construction on the lateral or vertical expansion.E."Municipal solid waste landfill" or "MSWL" means an entire disposal facility in a contiguous geographical space where household waste is placed in or on land. An MSWL may also receive other types of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle D wastes such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and industrial solid waste. Portions of an MSWL may be separated by access roads. An MSWL may be publicly or privately owned. An MSWL may be new, existing, or a lateral expansion.F."New municipal solid waste landfill" or "new MSWL" means an MSWL that commenced construction, reconstruction, or modification after July 17, 2014.G."NMOC" means nonmethane organic compounds as measured according to the provisions of either 40 CFR 60 Subpart Cf or 40 CFR 60 Subpart XXX. NMOC may include many compounds commonly referred to as VOC (volatile organic compounds) and HAP (hazardous air pollutants).12/20/96; 20.2.64.7 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 2.64.107 10/31/02, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 10, May 30, 2017, eff. 5/31/2017