Transportation – Pipeline Safety
Pipeline Safety
Jason Montoya, Pipeline Safety Bureau Chief
(505) 946-8314
JasonN.Montoya@state.nm.us
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Pipeline Safety Bureau:
- Is charged with the task of enforcing Federal and State Pipeline Safety Regulations in order to provide for the safe operation of natural gas and hazardous liquid facilities;
- Is responsible for investigating intrastate pipeline incidents and accidents within New Mexico;
- Enforces the State Excavation Damage Prevention Law; and
- Is responsible for licensing crude oil, natural gas, and oil and gas product pipelines.
Through its 60105 Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation the Pipeline Safety Bureau is responsible for conducting safety compliance inspections and enforcing state and federal pipeline safety regulations for intrastate gas, hazardous liquid, and CO2 pipeline facilities. These include private and municipal gas distribution systems, master meter gas systems, LPG systems, transmission systems and jurisdictional gathering lines. The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration (PHMSA) conducts annual program evaluations used primarily to determine performance (e.g., operating practices, quality of State agency inspections, investigations, compliance actions and adequacy of recordkeeping). The Pipeline Safety Bureau performance is the major factor considered in allocation grant-in-aid funds from the Federal Government each year.
Emergency/After Hours Number:
(505) 490-2375
Non-Emergency number please call 505-629-9603 or use the staff list below for individual contact information.
Damage Prevention
When to contact NM811
If you plan on digging, excavating, blasting or moving earth in any way, contact New Mexico 811 and all non-members two working days prior to starting excavation. Non-members include homeowners, master meter systems, non-jurisdictional members (i.e. Native American reservations, and federal facilities). New Mexico 811 is open from 7 am to 5 pm, Monday thru Friday, except holidays.
Contacting NM811
When requesting line locates, NM811’s preference is for you to call by telephone or enter your requests at nm811.org. Calls to New Mexico 811 (NM811) are free.
NM811 can be reached:
Toll free from anywhere in New Mexico by calling: 811
Toll free from anywhere in the United States by calling: 1-800-321-2537
If you damage an underground facility
If an underground facility is damaged during excavation, you must stop excavation, call 911 if appropriate, notify the UFO immediately and call 811 to report the damage. Damage may include nicks, dents, gouges, cuts, scrapes or scratches to the coating, insulating jacket or tracer wire.
If your utilities are affected when a damage occurs
If your utilities are affected when a damage occurs then you will need to submit a 3rd party damage report.
New Mexico Excavation Law Classes
The PSB recommends persons involved with the design, planning, or conducting of excavation projects should attend an excavation law class. The training includes a post test and attendees must score an 80% or better to be considered successful.
To attend an NMEL class to satisfy the requirements of a Notice of Probable Violation please visit https://nmprc.dpa.training/ to register.
To attend an NMEL class for information purposes only, please send the email request to pipeline.safety@prc.nm.gov. Please include the name of the attendee(s); physical mailing address; and contact phone number in the request.
Informational Videos
Part 1:
What is Natural gas?
Part 2:
How Gas is Delivered
Part 3: How are Pipelines Regulated?
Excavation Handbook - English
Excavation Handbook - Spanish
NM 811 – Call Before You Dig Commercial
Contact Us
Mailing Address
Public Regulation Commission
Pipeline Safety Bureau
P.O. Box 1269
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-629-9603
Emergency/After Hours Number:
(505) 490-2375
This number is for emergency/after hours phone calls only and is not monitored for text messages.
To contact the Pipeline Safety Bureau with non-emergency information, please call 505-629-9603 or use the staff list on this page for individual contact information.
Staff/Email |
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Bureau Chief |
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Management Analyst |
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Administrative Assistant |
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Pipeline Safety Supervisor |
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Pipeline Safety Inspector |
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Pipeline Safety Inspector |
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Pipeline Safety Inspector |
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Pipeline Safety Inspector |
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Pipeline Safety Inspector |
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Pipeline Safety Inspector |
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Pipeline Safety Inspector |
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Damage Prevention Inspector, NM – South |
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Damage Prevention Inspector, NM – Central |
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Damage Prevention Supervisor/Inspector, NM – North |
Master Meter Program
New Mexico Excavation Law Classes
Pipeline Safety Manuals and Forms
Rules
Title 18: Transportation and Highways
Chapter 60: Pipeline Construction and Maintenance