Individual Permit

2010 Individual Permit

• Individual Permit

NPDES Permit

2007 NPDES Permit

The primary goal of the Clean Water Act is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters. The Clean Water Act established the requirements for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for point-source effluent discharges to the nation's waters.

LANS and DOE are co-permittees of the NPDES permit covering Laboratory operations. EPA Region 6 in Dallas, Texas, issues and enforces the permit. However, NMED certifies the EPA-issued permit and performs some compliance evaluation inspections and monitoring for EPA through a Section 106 water quality grant.

Water Quality permits must be obtained for sources of water pollution that have applicable permitting requirements. The programs that involve permitting or prior approval are listed below.

• Permit NM0028355 (effective August 1, 2007)
• NPDES Industrial Point Source (Outfall) Permit Program
• NPDES Storm Water Multi-Sector General Permit
• NPDES Construction Activities Permit Program

NPDES Draft Permit

2008 NPDES Draft Storm Water Individual Permit (from EPA-Region 6)

• Authorization to Discharge
• Part I - Requirements
• Appendix A (SMA and Site Information)
• Appendix B (SMA Coordinates)
• Appendix C (Site Specific Storm Water Monitoring Requirements)
• Part II - Other Conditions
• Part III - Standard Conditions
• Statement of Basis
• Appendix A (Site ID and Site Name)
• Appendix B (Site Monitoring Area and Site Information)
• Appendix C (SMA Coordinates
• Comments Form

Public Notices

• New Mexico NPDES Draft Public Notices