Hazardous Waste Facility Permit



2020 Renewal Application Documents



Ten-Year Permit Renewal Application (Parts A and B) Submissions, March 2020, Department of Energy CBFO/Nuclear Waste Partnership LLC


Searchable Application


Supplemental Information


NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT HAZARDOUS WASTE BUREAU NOTICE OF SUBMITTAL AND AVAILABILITY FOR REVIEW OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY TEN-YEAR PERMIT RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT


2022 Updated Redline Line Strike Out (RLSO)


Updated Redline Strikeout for the Ten-Year Permit Renewal Application Adding the Modifications Requested in the Class 3 Permit Modification Request for the Construction and Use of Hazardous Waste Disposal Panels 11 and 12, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Environmental Protection Agency I.D. Number NM4890139088, Reinhard Knerr/CBFO and Sean Dunagan/NWP, Dated March 17, 2022


Draft Permit-Related Documents


December 20, 2022 NMED Fact Sheet – English [AR221220]

December 20, 2022 NMED Fact Sheet – Spanish [AR221220.1]

Permittees’ Comments on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 10-Year Renewal Draft, Hazardous Waste Facility Permit, Dated April 18, 2023

WIPP Draft Permit

NMED WIPP Website


August 2023 Proposed Final Permit


August 15, 2023 – NMED issued a public notice announcing an upcoming hybrid public meeting in order to provide a venue for the public to ask questions about the final renewal permit. The meeting will be held on September 22, 2023 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT. Participants can join the public meeting online on the WebEx platform or in-person in Carlsbad or Santa Fe. NMED is also providing a proposed final permit showing modifications that occurred as a result of the settlement agreement, as well as a table of these changes for ease of review. A Final Permit will be issued by NMED in October 2023 with an effective date 30 days later in November 2023. As agreed during negotiations, the comment period will also remain open until September 22, 2023, the date of the public meeting. While NMED will respond to all comments received, they will not alter the Final Permit in light of the settlement agreement. Please see associated documents below:


August 15, 2023 WIPP Renewal Meeting Public Notice English & Spanish [AR 230818]

August 15, 2023 WIPP Renewal Public Notice Press Release English & Spanish [AR 230822]

August 15, 2023 Table of Changes From Draft Permit to Proposed Final Permit English & Spanish [AR 230821]

August 15, 2023 Proposed Final Permit [AR 230820]