N.M. Code R. § 20.2.43.114 – Particulate Matter

A. No person owning or operating a gasification plant shall permit, cause, suffer or allow particulate matter emissions to the atmosphere in excess of 0.03 grains per cubic foot of effluent gas at seventy degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute.
B. Particulate matter emissions governed by this section shall be determined by the method described in 36 Federal Register No. 247, p. 24888 (Dec. 23, 1971) where technically feasible. Where not technically feasible to use this method, samples shall consist of at least one cubic foot of gas and collected over a period of at least twenty minutes.
C. No person owning or operating a gasification plant and related facilities shall permit, cause, suffer or allow any material to be handled, transported, stored or disposed of or a building or road to be used, constructed, altered or demolished without taking reasonable precautions to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne.
[11/23/98; 20.2.43.114 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 2.43.114 10/31/02]