N.M. Code R. § 20.11.65.7 Definitions

• Library: New Mexico Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 34, No. 24, December 19, 2023
• Citation: N.M. Code R. § 20.11.65.7
• Year: 2023

In addition to the definitions in 20.11.65.7 NMAC the definitions in 20.11.1 NMAC apply unless there is a conflict between definitions, in which case the definition in 20.11.65 NMAC shall govern.

A. "Active life" means the time from initial startup until final shut down of the facility. This would also include periods of scheduled or unscheduled maintenance, flow adjustments or system failure, all of which are subject to the provisions of 20.11.49 NMAC.

B. "Alternative method" means any method of sampling and analyzing for an air pollutant which is not a reference or equivalent method but which has been demonstrated to the EPA administrator's or the director's satisfaction, in specific cases, to produce results adequate for the determination of compliance.

C. "Contaminated" means a condition resulting from seepage, drainage, or flow of gaseous or liquid substances from activities such as a leaking underground storage tank, usually detected by hydro-geologic investigations or underground storage tank excavation and removal.

D. "Cutback asphalt" means asphalt cement or other paving material, which has been diluted or blended with petroleum solvents such as kerosene, naphtha, diesel oil, gasoline, or similar petroleum distillate products.

E. "Decontamination facility" means a place where a portable or stationary treatment system is installed and operated to receive water, air, or other gaseous substances bearing VOC contaminants.

F. "Dispense" means to introduce organic liquids by temporary connection from a supply container, greater than 60 gallons capacity, into a receptor container, which is normally closed and sealed against spillage or evaporative loss.

G. "Equivalent approved by the director" means the authorization to substitute an alternative control process, which has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the director to result in no greater emissions, than would occur with the control process otherwise required. The director may use federal EPA document AP-42 or any other reliable reference or manufacturers data in completing the evaluation of the proposed alternative.

H. "Equivalent method" means any method of sampling and analyzing for an air pollutant which is not a reference method but which has been demonstrated to the EPA administrator's or the director's satisfaction to have a consistent and quantitatively known...