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SEMARNAT - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

 

NOM-115-SEMARNAT-2003, that establishes the specifications of environmental protection that must be observed in the activities of drilling and maintenance of land oil wells for exploration and production in agricultural zones, livestock and untilled zones, outside of protected natural areas or forested lands.
 

NOM-116-SEMARNAT-2005, That establishes the specifications of environmental protection for seismological land prospecting carried out in agricultural, livestock and uncultivated land.    This standard is not available in English yet, if you need it, please contact us in order to make it a priority.   

NOM-117-SEMARNAT-1998, THAT ESTABLISHES THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR THE  INSTALLATION  AND GREATER MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS FOR  THE TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION OF HYDROCARBONS AND PETROCHEMICALS IN  LIQUID AND GASEOUS STATE, CARRIED OUT OVER  EXISTING RIGHTS OF WAY LOCATED IN AGRICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK AND UNCULTIVATED ZONES.
 

NOM-120-SEMARNAT-1997,  That establishes the specifications of environmental protection for the activities of direct mining exploration in agricultural zones, livestock, or uncultivated lands and in zones with dry and temperate climates in which grow vegetation of arid tropical scrub and tropical deciduous forest, forests of conifers or oaks.  Published in the DOF Nov. 19, 1998, clarification published Jan 06, 1999, Modification published May 06, 2004
 

NOM-129-SEMARNAT-2006, Natural gas distribution networks. That establishes the specifications of environmental protection for the preparation of the site, construction, operation, maintenance and abandonment of natural gas distribution networks that are intended to be located in urban, suburban, and industrial areas, urban material support or support for services.

NOM-130-ECOL-2000, Environmental Protection - Fiber optic network telecommunications systems - Specifications for the planning, design, preparation of the site, construction, operation, and maintenance. This standard is not available in English yet, if you need it, please contact us in order to make it a priority.

NOM-143-SEMARNAT-2003,  That establishes the environmental specifications for the handling of congenital water associated with hydrocarbons.
 

NOM-149-SEMARNAT-2006, That establishes the specifications for environmental protection that is to be observed during drilling and maintenance activities, and for the abandonment of oil wells in the Mexican marine zones. (Published in the DOF January 31, 2007)

NOM-150-SEMARNAT-2006, That establishes the technical specifications of environmental protection that must be observed during the activities of construction and preliminary evaluation of geothermal wells for exploration, located in agricultural, ranching, and uncultivated zones outside of protected natural areas and forested land. (Published in the Official Daily of the Federation  March 06, 2007 – effective on May 06, 2007)

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Complete List of Environmental Standards