# CLASSIFICATION AND REPAIR OF LEAKS

**Citation:** 18.60.2.12 NMAC  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Mexico Public Regulation Commission  
**Effective:** 2006-07-17  
**Published:** Not stated

Immediately upon discovery, and in accordance with generally accepted industry criteria, an owner or operator shall classify a leak as: A. a hazardous leak, grade I or C, if it is a leak which, due to its location and/or magnitude, constitutes an immediate hazard to persons or property; B. a potenti

## Document text

Immediately upon discovery, and in accordance with generally accepted industry criteria, an owner or operator shall classify a leak as:

A. a hazardous leak, grade I or C, if it is a leak which, due to its location and/or magnitude, constitutes an immediate hazard to persons or property;

B. a potentially hazardous leak, grade II or B, if it is a leak that does not constitute an immediate hazard, but may become hazardous if not repaired within a reasonable time period; or

C. a non-hazardous leak, grade III or A, if it is a leak which does not constitute a hazard and shows no indication of becoming hazardous before routine scheduled repair could be accomplished.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title18/18.060.0002.html>
- Source ID: `nm-srca-nmac`
- SHA-256: `2d546fb8c14ebc71feafaf5364131f9520e249d8e9209eefbe56ec29b663df87`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:28:34.875Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T11:39:41.162Z
- Document slug: `nm-nmac-18-60-2-12`

### Source metadata

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  "partTitle": "PIPELINE SAFETY GENERAL PROVISIONS",
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  "legalScope": "Complete current official NMAC Title 18, Chapter 60, Parts 2 through 5: general pipeline-safety provisions, annual fees, enforcement procedures, and excavation-damage prevention. Part 1 is reserved.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on New Mexico Public Regulation Commission jurisdiction, pipeline or underground-facility type, operator and activity, intrastate or interstate status, federal preemption, incorporated federal rules, exemptions, waivers, and current Commission orders. Excavation-damage provisions also apply to one-call systems and excavators as specified in Part 5.",
  "rights": "Official New Mexico Administrative Code text is preserved with State Records Center and Archives attribution and source provenance. Agency marks, site presentation, linked material, and incorporated federal or third-party standards may carry separate rights; confirm reuse requirements beyond legal research.",
  "currentEffectiveOn": "2006-07-17",
  "effectiveDateBasis": "Latest explicit date in the official section history note; not a chapter-wide publication date.",
  "rawHistory": "[18.60.2.12 NMAC - Rp, 18.60.2.22 NMAC, 7-17-06]",
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