Legal Opinion
Tenneco Oil Co. v. New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 1987No. 9103, 9106PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRUMAN, Judge.
Tenneco Oil Company and Navajo Refining Company appeal from the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission’s adoption of regulations establishing numerical standards for fourteen organic compounds 1 in groundwater. The issues raised in this consolidated appeal are: (1) what standard of review should this court apply; (2) whether the Commission’s decision was arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; and (3) whether the decision was based on substantial evidence. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Prior to the adoption of the…
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