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I a m writing yo u o n behal f o f th e Governo r o f th e Stat e o f Ne w Mexic o t o reques t you r revie w o f a regulation whic hwa s recentl y

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y th e EPA . O n Septembe r 25 , a rul e directing us e o f th e Toxicit y characteristi c Leachin g Procedur e (TCLP ) wa s mad e final , i t require s tha t material s containin g benzen e b e regulate d a s RCR A hazardou s waste s i f benzen e level s excee d th e promulgate d level . Thi s rul e ha s seriou s implication s fo r crud e oi l reclamatio n activitie s i n th e Stat e o f Ne w Mexico . A t a tim

e whe n th e natio n i s seeking additiona l source s o f domesti c crud e oil , thi s rul e hamper s th e recovery effort s o f domesti c suppliers . I a m enclosing additiona l information regarding thi s issue , an d a lette r fro

m th e Governo r o f th e Stat e o f Ne w Mexico . I reques t tha t additiona l review b e give n t o thi s rul e an d tha t th e interest s o f oi l reclamatio n effort s i n m y stat e b e give n additiona l consideration . Than k yo u fo r you r attention . Sincerely , e^J

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GARRE Y CARRUTHERS Governor OFFIC E of th e GOVERNO R Stat e o f New Mexic o Sant aF e 8750 3 September 14 , 199 0

Presiden t Georg e Bus h Executiv

e Offic e o f th e Presiden t 160 0 Pennsylvani a Avenue , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2046 0 Dea r Mr . President t W e i n Ne w

Mexic o hav

e been workin

g t o increas e domesti c crude oi l productio

n i n orde r t o hel p mee t th e shor t fal l o f approximatel y 4. 3 million barrel s fro m Kuwai t an

d Iraq . W e ar e deepl y concerne

d abou t a ne w

Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) rul e tha t wil l decreas e th e amoun t o f crud e oi l an

d refine

d petroleu

m product s availabl e domestically . Thi s rul e i s commonl y referre

d t o a a th e "benzen e standard " an

d i s schedule

d t o b e implemente

d o n Septembe r 25 , 1990 . Our concern s wer e discusse d wit hfrHlral Watkin s a t th e Septembe r 7 meetin

g i n Washingto

n wher e oi l producin g state s wer e called t o addres s th e need t o increas e domesti c oi l supply . I n New Mexic o alone , w e anticipat e a los s i n exces s o f 10,00 0 barrel s o f oi l pe r month . Th e ne w EP A rul e i s a regulator y burden whic hwil l shu t dow n facilitie s whic htrea t an d reclaim

crude oi l fro m tan k bottom

s withou t providin

g an y environmenta l benefits . I t wil l als o jeopardiz e hydrocarbo n clea n u p program

s currentl y operatin

g a t refiner

y sites . W e recommen

d implementatio

n o f thi s rol e b e delaye d fo r a t leas t si xmonth s pendin

g a reexaminatio

n o f it s impac t an

d effectiveness . I solici t you r persona l attentio n t o thi s Important matte r an d pledg e th e cooperatio n o f mysel f an

d m y staf f shoul d yo n o r federa l agencie s nee d additiona l informatio n o r question s answere d concernin

g thi s issue .

cc t Willia

m J . Riley , EPA

Administrator Jame s D . Watkins , Secretar y o f Energ

y N.H . Congressiona l Delegatio n 

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STAT E O P NE W MEXIC O ENERGY . MINERAL S AN D NATURA L RESOURCE S DEPARTMEN T

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W M$XC Q B7S0 A 1503 1 B27.SB0 D TO : GOVERNO RGARRE Y CARRUTHERS , Governo r Stat e of New Mexico ANIT A LOCKWOOD , Secretar y Energy , Mineral s an d Natural Resource s Departmen t THRU : WILLIA

M J
. LEMAY , Directo r Oi l Conservatio n Division FROM : DAVI D G

- BOYER , Environmenta

l Burea u Chie f t Oi l Conservatio n Division SUBJECT

- IMPLEMENTATIO N O F "BENZENE STANDARD " B Y EP A Wi n I

RESULTIN G LOS S O F DOMESTI C CRUDE
. OI L DATE : SEPTEMBE R12 , 199 0
W e ar e deepl y concerne d abou t anew Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc

y (EPA ) rul e that wil l decreas e th e amoun t

o f crud e oi l and refinedpetroleu mproduc t availabl e domestically
. W e hop e tha t

th e rul e b e reconsidere d for th e activitie s liste dbelow , o r that it s implementatio n a t

leas t b e delaye d durin g th e cunen t Persia n Gulf energy crise s an d reexamine d a t

alate r date
. O n Septembe r

25th , th e EP A rul e directin g us e o f th e Toxicit

y Characteristi c Leachin g Procedur e (TCLP ) an d addin g toxicit y constituent

regulator y level s become s effective
. O n tha t dat e material s containin g benzene , anatura l component o f crud e oil an drefine d casoline , will b e regulate d a s RCR A hazardou s waste s i f benzen e level s excee d th e promulgate d level
. Certai n wast e material s ar e exclude dfromthi s regulatio n including crud e o U exploratio n an d productio n wastes , an dwaste s fromclean-u p o f spille dpetroleu m product s fro mundergroun d storag e tank s a t gasolin e servic e stations
. However , tw o activitie s closel

y associate d wit

h th e abov e exclusion s wer e no t s o exempte d an d wil

l b e require d t o comply wit

h burdensom e an dcostl

y hazardou s waste regulation s tha t wil l hav e anegativ e impac t

o n both petroleu mavailabilit y an do n environmenta

l cleanup s takin g plac e unde r

othe r law s an d regulations
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### "MEMORANDU

M "September

12 , 1990 Pag e -2

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I n Ne w Mexic o an d othe r

oil producing state s crud e oi l ma y becom e contaminate d wit

h sediment an d wate r

that make s it unmarketabl e without

treatment . For

example , pipeline s commonl y wil l no t accep t crud e oil wit

h greater tha n 1 t o 2% sedimen

t nn d water . Tank botto msediment s als o contai n crud e oil tha t ca n b e reclaimed
. Facilitie s that treat o r reclai moi l t o make i t

marketabl e ar e generall

y locate do n th e sam

e site s a s facilitie s disposin g o

f exempte d exploratio n and productio n waste . However , beginning September 25t h wast e fro moil reclamatio n activitie s must b e kep t separate , andb e permitte d an d dispose d o

f a s hazardou s waste eve n though i

t i s identica

l chemicall

y t o bthe r

waste dispose d o

f at th e site
. Afte

r tha t dat e is must

b e shippe doff-sit

e andout o f Ne w Mexic o t o b e incinerated
. Th e regulator y burden , expens e an dtime o f hazardou s wast

e permittin g an d cos t o f alternativ e disposa

l wil l almos t certainly caus e reclaimer s t o shut facilitie s causin g a n estimate d crud e oi

l productio n los s i

n exces s o

f 10,00 0 barrel s pe r

mont h i n Ne w Mexic o alone
. Facilitie s treatin g o r reclaiming oil shoul dcontinu e t o remai n exemp t fromhazardou s waste regulations
. Ne w Mexic o als o ha s anumber o f oil refineries , some o

f whic h closedprio r

t o 1980
. Older refinerie s operate d prio r

to today' s groundwater

andenvironmenta

l protectio n rules , an d operatin g practice s an d spill s ofte n causedlos s of

refine dproduc t

an dgroun d water contamination
. Ne

w Mexic o currently ha s a

n extensiv e produc t

recover y andground wate

r cleanup programoperatin g fo r bot h activ e andinactiv e refiner y site s unde

r stat e rules
. Recover y technique s an d wast e produc t treatmen t ar e almos t

identica l t o thos e utilize dat gasolin e statio n cleanups
. Refine d produc t recovere dfro

mcleanup s i s recycledand wast e wate r is treate d t o remov e dissolved hydrocarbons
. On e Ne w Mexic o refiner

y ha s recovere d 31,00 0 barrel s o f produc t sinc e 1982 an dit s valu e ha s pai dfo r th e cos t o f recovery . Thi s petroleu mrecover y i s jeopardize di

f water recovere dconcurrently wit h th e petroleu mi s classified a s ahazardou s wast e becaus e o

f th e dissolvedbenzen e content . Equall y important , groun dwate r and environmenta

l cleanup s at

thes e location s wil

l b e hindered , i

f not postponed
. Again , thi s i s becaus e o f th e expens e an dburde n o f obtainin g federal permits , includin g th e cos t o f additiona l extensiv e hydrogeologi c investigation s that were already require da s par t o f th e stat e cleanu

p process . Facilitie s require db y stal e la w t o perfor mthes e specialize d produc t recover y an dcleanu p operation s shoul db e allowed flexibilit y of operatio n an dno t

hav e rule s impose dtha t

ar e counterproductiv e t o bot h petroleu mproduc t

recover y an d environmenta

l cleanup
.

cc : Willia

mJ
. Riley , EP A Administrato r Jame s D
. Watkins , Secretar y o f Energy