{"id":17947,"date":"2018-06-04T15:55:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T19:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=17947"},"modified":"2018-09-28T13:52:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T17:52:04","slug":"new-mexico-oil-and-gas-rules-put-water-resources-communities-at-risk-heres-how-they-can-be-improved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/06\/04\/new-mexico-oil-and-gas-rules-put-water-resources-communities-at-risk-heres-how-they-can-be-improved\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico oil and gas rules put water resources, communities at risk. Here\u2019s how they can be improved."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/people\/jon-goldstein\">Jon Goldstein<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/people\/dan-mueller\">Dan Mueller<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17948 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/06\/iStock-184600621-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/06\/iStock-184600621-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/06\/iStock-184600621-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/06\/iStock-184600621-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Water is New Mexico\u2019s most precious and limited resource, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emnrd.state.nm.us\/OCD\/rules.html\">new rules<\/a> proposed by the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission (NMOCC) fall short in efforts to better protect it.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of increasing temperatures and shrinking water supplies, the state needs to be doing more \u2013 not less \u2013 to safeguard its future health and prosperity. That means strengthening the rules that protect land and water resources from the negative impacts of oil and gas operations.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Comments-to-proposed-rule-19_15_29-NMAC-EDF_NRDC_Earthworks.pdf\">comments<\/a> with our partners at NRDC and Earthworks to highlight how draft rules addressing releases of oil and gas wastewaters must be improved to preserve the resources New Mexico depends on. Here are some straightforward fixes that would go a long way in shoring up New Mexico\u2019s efforts to protect its land and water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Mexicans don\u2019t deserve the weakest standards in the region <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As written, NMOCC\u2019s draft rules would constitute some of the weakest standards on chemicals like benzene, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/production\/files\/2016-09\/documents\/benzene.pdf\">known carcinogen<\/a> that spreads easily through soil and groundwater, and chlorides, which are a measure of the salt content present in oil and gas wastewaters.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the proposed benzene standard of 10 mg\/kg is many times weaker than those in neighboring Texas and Colorado, where acceptable levels that could be left in the soil and still be protective of valuable groundwater are .026 mg\/kg and .17 mg\/kg respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond containing hazardous chemicals, oil and gas wastewater can be very salty &#8211; in many cases upwards of 10 times saltier than seawater. High salinity oil and gas wastewater is the norm in New Mexico. However, the proposed rules would allow chlorides as high as 10,000 mg\/kg to 20,000 mg\/kg to be left in the soil \u2013 extremely high values that could severely harm vegetation.<\/p>\n<p>New Mexico needs to adopt more stringent cleanup standards for benzene and chlorides to protect human health and the environment. In 2008, New Mexico established soil cleanup levels for benzene of 0.2 mg\/kg benzene and a maximum chloride concentration of 1,000 mg\/kg \u00a0\u2013 vastly more protective standards for closure of oil and gas wastewater surface impoundments.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, these very respectable rules were repealed in 2013. We recommend a return to these technically sound and environmentally protective cleanup standards to guarantee New Mexicans the protection they deserve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Landowners have a right to know about chemical spills on their property<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another shortcoming in NMOCC\u2019s draft rules is the lack of any requirement that landowners be told about spills or leaks on their property and actions taken to address them.<\/p>\n<p>Giving notice of potential risks or damage to an individual\u2019s property isn\u2019t just basic transparency, it\u2019s in line with New Mexico\u2019s own Surface Owner Protection Act. It\u2019s also common sense that if oil and gas operators must give notice before entering a property, they should be expected to inform the property owner of any damage or negative impacts they cause and cleanup work they perform.<\/p>\n<p>At least eight other oil and gas producing states require landowner notification in the case of spills. There\u2019s no reason why this shouldn\u2019t be standard practice in New Mexico too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is part of a troubling trend, and it will only get worse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NMOCC\u2019s rulemaking is more than lax stewardship of the state\u2019s resources and wellbeing, it\u2019s part of a broader trend as the Martinez administration lowers the bar on its way out the door. We saw an earlier example of this when the New Mexico Environment Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/media\/new-mexico-establishes-weakest-nation-clean-air-protections-oil-and-gas-development\">issued air permits<\/a> for oil and gas development that constitute some of the weakest in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>As oil and gas activity in the Permian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/energy\/2018\/05\/07\/drillers-may-pump-even-oil-permian-basin-biggest-us-oilfield\">continues to intensify<\/a>, New Mexico will need rules that ensure the health and safety of its communities and water resources \u2013 not the legacy of hollow protections Gov. Susan Martinez is leaving behind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jon Goldstein and Dan Mueller Water is New Mexico\u2019s most precious and limited resource, but new rules proposed by the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission (NMOCC) fall short in efforts to better protect it. 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