[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "More aggressive cleanup announced for [Kirtland Air Force Base, NM] jet fuel spill

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

More aggressive cleanup announced for KAFB jet fuel spill

John Fleck
Albuquerque Journal (NM)
August 21, 2013

State regulators Wednesday announced new, more aggressive measures to  
clean up a massive Kirtland Air Force Base fuel spill that has  
contaminated Albuquerque's groundwater.

The state has concluded that cleanup at the site is not moving fast  
enough, New Mexico Environment Secretary-designate Ryan Flynn said  
Wednesday. "What I'm unwilling to do is to allow us to wait any  
longer," he said.

Speaking at Wednesday evening's meeting of the Albuquerque Bernalillo  
County Water Utility Authority board, Flynn called the fuel spill  
"the number one priority for the New Mexico Environment Department."

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