N.M. Admin. Code § 20.7.2.300

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 20.7.2.300 - ELEMENTS OF RANKING CRITERIA

A. The department's ranking procedures for water supply construction projects submitted pursuant to the RIA shall include evaluation of:

(1) microbiological, turbidity, inorganic, organic, radiological, secondary parameters, and any other water quality parameters determined by the department to be pertinent to the overall quality of the water provided by the water supply facility;

(2) components of the water supply facility, including but not limited to:

(a) treatment;

(b) disinfection;

(c) storage;

(d) distribution capacity;

(e) reliability of the system;

(f) potential for emergency assistance;

(g) need for expansion;

(h) age of the system; and

(i) overall condition of the system; and

(3) the number of individuals served by the local authority's water supply facility, with a project serving a smaller number of individuals receiving a higher ranking than a project serving a larger number of individuals.

B. The department's ranking procedures for wastewater facility construction projects submitted pursuant to the RIA shall include evaluation of:

(1) stream standards, groundwater quality, quality of wastewater discharge, and any other water quality parameters determined by the department to be pertinent to the quality of surface or ground waters of the state.

(2) components of the wastewater facility, including but not limited to:

(a) collection;

(b) pumping;

(c) treatment;

(d) disposal;

(e) reliability of the system;

(f) potential for emergency assistance;

(g) need for expansion;

(h) age of the system;

(i) overall condition of the system; and

(3) the number of individuals served by the local authority's wastewater facility, with a project serving a smaller number of individuals receiving a higher ranking than a project serving a larger number of individuals.

C. The department's ranking procedures for solid waste facility construction projects submitted pursuant to the RIA shall include evaluation of:

(1) current solid waste standards within the state, any potential impact of current solid waste systems to groundwater and/or surface water quality, closure or upgrades to facilities that do not meet current state standards for liner and/or cover systems, regionalization of substandard facilities, solid waste collection, recycling, re-use or disposal facilities that do not meet current state regulation(s) and/or have an administrative order for compliance in force at the time of application, and any other solid waste practice standard determined by the department to be pertinent to the overall quality of solid waste collection, recycling, reuse, or disposal provided by the solid waste facility.

(2) components of the solid waste facility, including:

(a) collection;

(b) transportation;

(c) disposal;

(d) storage;

(e) source separation;

(f) recycling;

(g) reuse;

(h) capacity;

(i) reliability of the system;

(j) age of the system;

(k) overall condition of the system; and

(3) the number of individuals served by the authority's solid waste system, with a project serving a smaller number of individuals receiving a higher ranking than a project serving a larger number of individuals.

D. New systems shall be rated by evaluating only those applicable elements of the ranking criteria listed in Subsection A, B or C of this section.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.7.2.300

20.7.2.300 NMAC - Rp, 20 NMAC 7.2.300, 10/31/2001; A, 10/29/2007