New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 25 - ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF WATER - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 8 - GROUND WATER STORAGE AND RECOVERY ACT › Section 19.25.8.13 - PRE-APPLICATION MEETING AND PROJECT PROPOSAL

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Prior to submission of an application, every applicant is
				  required to attend a pre-application meeting with representatives of the state
				  engineer. At the pre-application meeting, the applicant shall provide a written
				  project proposal that summarizes the project goals and objectives and describes
				  the method(s) to be used to achieve the project goals. The following
				  information, unless considered inappropriate by the state engineer and the
				  applicant, is to be included in the project proposal and discussed at the
				  pre-application meeting:
A. The mapped
				location of the proposed project and related facilities which shows existing
				and planned features of the site
B.
				Description of the purpose and scope of the proposed project
C. Description of the estimated area of
				hydrologic effect of the project
D.
				Description of the purpose and scope of the pilot/demonstration
				project
E. Description of the
				estimated area of hydrologic effect of the pilot/demonstration
				project
F. Description of the
				proposed method of recharge (i.e. aquifer storage and recovery wells, injection
				wells, and infiltration basins)
G.
				Topographic map which shows the location of surface water bodies (natural and
				man-made), canals and ditches, wells, other recharge and recovery sites, and
				areas within the estimated area of hydrologic effect where there is potential
				for impairment to water rights or harm to land owners
H. Relevant information on hazardous waste or
				other contamination sites, potential environmental impacts, and plans for
				mitigating any harmful effects
I.
				Information on existing wells, springs, seeps, and wetlands and a description
				of the methods that will be used to analyze possible impairment and harm from
				the artificial recharge, storage, and recovery project
J. Source water characterization including
				flow rate, total volume, reliability of deliveries, chemical composition, and
				conveyance methods
K. Water
				characterization of the ambient water in the aquifer in which the recharged
				water will be stored
L. Scope of
				work for proposed hydrologic investigations to include: the installation of
				monitoring wells, infiltration testing, methodologies for obtaining aquifer
				parameters, ground water level and quality monitoring plans, surface water
				(including springs and base flow) flow and quality measurements, subsidence
				measurements, and ground water and/or surface water modeling
M. Discussion of the proposed method to
				calculate the amount of recoverable water in storage
N. Discussion of the proposed method of
				recovery
O. Hydrogeologic
				information:
(1) Depth to ground water and
				elevation of ground water (or potentiometric surface of ground water) in the
				area of hydrologic effect
(2)
				Perched ground water conditions
(3)
				Ground water flow direction
(4) A
				description of the aquifer selected for storage, including its areal extent and
				any associated confining or semi-confining layer(s)
(5) Rock and soil types in the vicinity of
				the site
(6) Subsurface lithology
				and mineralogy/geochemistry in the vicinity of the site
(7) Aquifer test parameters
(8) Ground water quality data and the methods
				used to estimate their values
(9)
				Wells within the estimated area of hydrologic effect
(10) Subsidence data