From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Sat, 15 Aug 2015 16:26:53 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "Fuel spill cleanup work at [Kirtland Air Force Base, NM] praised" |
Fuel spill cleanup work at KAFB praised by Ollie Reed Jr. Albuquerque Journal (NM) August 14, 2015 Gov. Susana Martinez, the secretary of the Air Force, and city, state and federal officials came together Thursday at Kirtland Air Force Base to celebrate the long-awaited extraction of water contaminated by the KAFB fuel spill. “We’re committed to protecting our precious water supply,” Martinez said. “We’ve taken the initiative and worked closely with the Air Force. I’m pleased that they have stepped up and started the work required by my administration to clean up the fuel leak, and I’m looking forward to continued progress.” ... The cleanup project’s first extraction well, located in a church parking lot at 6200 Gibson SE, started pulling water tainted by the spill out of the ground on June 4. It was a milestone move for an effort that is more than 15 years old and that, after a slow start, has made giant strides in the last year. … For the entire article, see http://www.abqjournal.com/628219/news/fuel-cleanup-work-at-kafb-praised.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 LSiegel@cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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