Mission

You are invited to a Community Meeting for the San Antonio Lead Site in San Antonio, New Mexico. Representatives from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be available to discuss your questions about current site activities and property sampling requests that will be proposed at the San Antonio Lead Site.

Representatives from the NMED and EPA will be available to answer your questions, and you will have the opportunity to talk directly with Agency representatives in an informal setting. We welcome your attendance and participation.

This meeting is being held in a fully accessible facility. Should you have any specific needs or questions about the facility, please contact Jason T. McKinney, U.S. EPA Senior Community Involvement Coordinator, at 214-665-8132 or 1-800-533-3508 (Toll-Free).

Está invitado a una reunión comunitaria para el sitio San Antonio Lead en San Antonio, Nuevo México. Los representantes del Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México (NMED) y de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos (EPA) estarán disponibles para responder sus preguntas sobre las actividades actuales del sitio y las solicitudes de muestreo de propiedades que se propondrán en el sitio de plomo de San Antonio.

Los representantes de la EPA y del NMED estarán disponibles para responder sus preguntas y usted tendrá la oportunidad de hablar directamente con los representantes de la Agencia en un ambiente informal. Le agradecemos su asistencia y participación.

Esta reunión se llevará a cabo en un lugar totalmente accesible. Si tiene alguna necesidad específica o alguna pregunta sobre el lugar, comuníquese con Jason T. McKinney, Sénior Coordinador de Participación Comunitaria de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés), al 214-665-8132 o al 1-800-533-3508 (línea gratuita).

You are invited to a Community Meeting for the Carlisle Village Cleaners Superfund Site in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Representatives from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be available to discuss and answer your questions about current site cleanup activities and the next steps that will be taken at the Carlisle Village Cleaners Superfund Site.

This meeting is being held in a fully accessible facility. Should you have any specific needs or questions about the facility, please contact Jason T. McKinney, U.S. EPA Senior Community Involvement Coordinator, at 214-665-8132 or 1-800-533-3508 (Toll-Free).

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Ground Water Quality Bureau (GWQB) hereby provides notice that the following Groundwater Discharge Permits have been proposed for approval. NMED will allow 30 days after the date of publication of this notice (or as otherwise provided in the public notice linked here) for submittal of written comments and/or a request for a public hearing for a permitting action. You can add the comment period to your calendar through our Events Calendar located at https://www.env.nm.gov/events-calendar/. You can now submit your comments online using the Public Comment Portal located at nmed.commentinput.com…. Requests for public hearing shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons why a hearing should be held. A hearing will be held if NMED determines that there is substantial public interest. After the administrative record for a permitting action is complete and all required information is available, NMED will approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the Permit based on the administrative record.

Please click this link to view the Public Notice

NMED maintains a Public Involvement Plan (PIP) for each permitting action to plan for providing public participation opportunities and information that may be needed for the community to participate in a permitting process. PIPs may be viewed on-line at https://www.env.nm.gov/public-notices/, at the NMED field office nearest to the proposed permitted activity, or by contacting the NMED Permit Contact identified in the public notice linked here. NMED also maintains facility-specific mailing lists for persons wishing to receive associated notices for a permitting action.

To learn more about a Discharge Permit and the permitting process, to be placed on a facility-specific mailing list, or to obtain a copy of a draft permit or PIP, please contact the NMED Permit Contact at the telephone number or address provided in the public notice linked here. Draft permits may be viewed on-line at https://www.env.nm.gov/public-notices/ under the tab for the facility’s county. Comments or a request for hearing regarding a draft permit should be addressed to the GWQB, PO Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502-5469, or emailed to the NMED Permit Contact.

If you are a non-English speaker, do not speak English well, or if you have a disability, you may contact the NMED Permit Contact to request assistance, an interpreter, or an auxiliary aid in order to learn more about a Discharge Permit or the permitting process, or to participate in activities associated with the permitting process.  To the extent possible, NMED will arrange for requested interpretation services and accommodations or services for persons with disabilities. Telephone conversation assistance is available through Relay New Mexico at no charge for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have difficulty speaking on the phone, by calling 1-800-659-1779; Spanish: 1-800-327-1857; TTY users: 1-800-659-8331. Telephone interpretation assistance for persons that are a non-English speaker or do not speak English well is available at no charge when calling NMED.
NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED’s non- discrimination programs, policies or procedures, you may contact: Kate Cardenas, Non-Discrimination Coordinator, New Mexico Environment Department, 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502, (505) 827-2855, nd.coordinator@env.nm.gov. If you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact the Non-Discrimination Coordinator identified above or visit our website at https://www.env.nm.gov/general/environmental-justice-in-new-mexico/ to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.

• Llene un recipiente limpio de vidrio o plastico sin olores, con al menos un cuarto de galon o un litro (es decir, 32 OZ) de su agua de pozo.
• Si la casa tiene un sistema de filtracion para toda la casa, recolecte el agua en la cabecera del pozo antes de cualquier sistema de filtracion o sistema de ablandador, si es posible.
• Deje correr el agua 2-3 minutos antes de recolectar la muestra.
• Recoja la muestra lo mas cerca posible del momento de la prueba.

• Fill a clean glass or plastic container without any odors, with at least a quart or a liter (i.e. 32 OZ) of your well water.
• If the home has a whole house filtration system, collect the water at the well head prior to any filtration or softener systems, if possible.
• Let the water run 2-3 minutes before collecting the sample.
• Collect the sample as close to the time of testing as possible.

Owners, operators, and testers of petroleum storage tank systems, please email all required tank system test results to: PSTB.compliance@env.nm.gov with a copy to the facility inspector, if known, to allow for receipt and tracking of these reports. Report a suspected or confirmed leak or spill from a petroleum storage tank within 24 hours here (this includes failed or inconclusive test results). Send passing test results within 60 days of when they're done.

Please name the documents you send as follows:

[Facility ID#] [Owner ID#] [Facility name] [Type of Test] [Date of Test]

For example: 30211 53489 Jack’s Quick Mart ATG Test 2021-06-25

The facility ID# and Owner ID# are on the registration certificates you receive after you pay your tank fees every year or may be found in the storage tank lists available near the bottom of the main PSTB (Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau)  webpage, https://www.env.nm.gov/petroleum_storage_tank/.

Information that must be included in reports:

1. facility name and address;
   (2) facility ID number;
   (3) owner and operator name and address;
   (4) owner ID number;
   (5) date report was completed;
   (6) date of the test;
   AND MORE. See 20.5.107.715.D NMAC and others referred to below.

PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE TANK ID #

New Mexico's Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations are at 20.5 NMAC. You can look up different parts at https://www.srca.nm.gov/chapter-5-petroleum-storage-tanks/ or download the whole book here.

If you are unable to email required test results to PSTB.compliance@env.nm.gov, mail them to: Testing Results, PSTB, 2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, Santa Fe, NM 87505.The Petroleum Storage Tank Regulations (20.5 NMAC) that were adopted by the Environmental Improvement Board on May 25, 2018 and effective July 24, 2018 require that most test result reports be sent to the Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau:

• Storage tank system owners and operators must provide the department all reports as required in 20.5.107 NMAC within 60 days of completion of the tests (20.5.107.715.B NMAC). Owners and operators must report any failed tests or inspections to the department within 24 hours of completion of the test or inspection in accordance with 20.5.118 NMAC (20.5.107.715.C NMAC). 20.5.107.715.D NMAC lists what must be included in the reports. Similar requirements are outlined in 20.5.108.816 NMAC, 20.5.110.1016 NMAC, and 20.5.111.1112 NMAC.
• Failing or abnormal results of ANY test or monitoring result, including investigation of an alarm, are signs of a suspected release, and owners, installers, junior installers, and testers must report these within 24 hours both by sending them to PSTB.Compliance@env.nm.gov with a cc to the PSTB inspector AND by contacting the Leak of the Week listed here: https://cloud.env.nm.gov/waste/pages/download.php?direct=1&ref=13965&size=&ext=pdf or by calling (505) 827-9329 outside of state business hours if it's an emergency. Owners and operators must also investigate these suspected releases within seven (7) days of discovery and conduct appropriate testing, site check, etc. (20.5.118.1801 NMAC).
• Unless an owner or operator shows within 30 days that a release that was reported as a suspected release is not a release, it will be treated as a confirmed release, and you must comply with 20.5.118 NMAC and 20.5.119 or 120 NMAC, including taking corrective action, for confirmed releases.

Other requirements pertaining to testing of tanks include:

• A qualified tester must perform the first test or inspection of existing spill and overfill prevention equipment and interstitial monitoring containment sumps by July 24, 2021. (5.105 NMAC; 20.5.106.613 NMAC, 20.5.107.704, 707, & 714 NMAC, 20.5.108.811 & 813 NMAC, 20.5.109.910 NMAC, 20.5.110.1005 & 1015 NMAC).
• If you have a UST and/or piping that uses ATG (automatic tank gauging)(only allowed on USTs and/or piping installed before April 4, 2008), a qualified tester must test it at least annually by July 24, 2021 . (20.5.105 NMAC; 20.5.108.805 NMAC, 20.5.108.815 & 816 NMAC).

Helpful brochures to explain many requirements of the regulations are available at: https://www.env.nm.gov/petroleum_storage_tank/guidance-documents-ast-and-ust/

• Dr. Claudia Trueblood, NMED's Emerging Contaminants Program Manager within the Water Protection Division, will present on opportunities for collaboration with the Emerging Contaminants Program at NMED to comply with the initial monitoring requirements for the PFAS national drinking water standards, and to educate communities about the topic.

• Resiliency and Collaboration, presented by Melanie Delgado and Sonia Suazo
• Source Water Protection Planning, presented by David Torres
• Sanitary Surveys, presented by Gordon Miller
• Sanitary Surveys, presented by Jacob Kruse
• Enforcement, presented by Maria Medina
• Emergency Preparedness, presented by Adele McKenzie
• Drinking Water Bureau funding for Public Water Systems, presented by Emily Worthen
• PFAS Basics, presented by Andy Jochems
• Board Training and Rate, presented by Karen Lithgow
• Rate Setting, presented by Karen Lithgow
• UOCP Regulations, presented by Tanya Trujillo