N.M. Code R. § 20.2.72.300
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024
Section 20.2.72.300 - DEFINITIONSIn addition to the definitions in 20.2.72.7 NMAC, the following definitions apply to 20.2.72.300 NMAC - 20.2.72.399 NMAC:
A. "Compressor station" means a facility whose primary function is the extraction of crude oil, natural gas, or water from the earth with compressors, or movement of any fluid, including crude oil or natural gas, or products refined from these substances through pipelines or the injection of natural gas or CO2 back into the earth using compressors. A compressor station may include engines to generate power in conjunction with the other functions of extraction, injection or transmission and may contain emergency flares. A compressor station may have auxiliary equipment which emits small quantities of regulated air contaminants, including but not limited to, separators, de-hydration units, heaters, treaters and storage tanks, provided the equipment is located within the same property boundaries as the compressor engine.B. "Good engineering practice stack height" means HsubGEP = H + 1.5L, where H equals the height of any building or obstruction within 5L of the stack, and L equals the lesser of the height or maximum projected width of the building or obstruction.C. "Impact area" means the circular area with a radius extending from the source to the most distant point where the total potential emissions from the facility will cause a significant ambient impact (i.e., equal or exceed the applicable significant ambient impact level in 20.2.72.500 NMAC.D. "Maximum projected width" means the largest crosswind building or obstruction dimension.E. "Potential to emit" or "potential emissions" means the maximum capacity of a stationary source to emit a regulated air contaminant under its physical and operational design. Any physical or operational limitation on the capacity of the source to emit a regulated air contaminant, including air pollution control equipment and restrictions on hours of operation or on the type or amount of material combusted, stored, or processed, shall be treated as part of its design if the limitations or the effect it would have on emissions is federally enforceable. Secondary emissions do not count in determining the potential to emit of a stationary source.F. "Secondary emissions" means emissions of an air contaminant which occur as a result of the construction or operation of a stationary source or modification, but do not come from the stationary source or modification itself. Secondary emissions must be specific, well defined, quantifiable, and impact the same general areas as the stationary source or modification which causes the secondary emissions. Secondary emissions include emissions from any offsite support facility which would not be constructed or increase its emissions except as a result of the construction or operation of the stationary source or modification. Secondary emissions do not include any emissions which come directly from a mobile source, such as emissions from the tailpipe of a motor vehicle, from a train, or from a vessel.G. "SUM" means the sum of the potential emissions for oxides of nitrogen from all adjacent sources.H. "SUM15" means the sum of the potential emissions for oxides of nitrogen from all adjacent sources within 15 km of the NO2 impact area.I. "SUM25" means the sum of the potential emissions for oxides of nitrogen from all adjacent sources within 25 km of the NO2 impact area.J. "Sweet natural gas" means natural gas containing no more than 0.25 grains of hydrogen sulfide per 100 standard cubic feet of gas.N.M. Code R. § 20.2.72.300