Camino Real Environmental Center, Inc. v. New Mexico Department of the Environment

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} Camino Real Environmental Center (Camino Real) appeals from the administrative decision and order of the New Mexico Secretary of the Environment (Secretary) renewing its permit to operate a landfill, but limiting the renewal to a one-year period. The Solid Waste Act provides that “except as otherwise provided by law,” private landfill permits “shall remain in effect ten years, or for the active life of the facility, whichever is less.” NMSA 1978, § 74-9-24(G)(2) (1993). On appeal, we consider whether the New Mexico Supreme Court’s decision in Colonias Development…