| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:08:04 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "Kirtland [AFB, NM] Shows Off Spill Cleanup System" |
Kirtland Shows Off Spill Cleanup System By Rita Daniels KUNM Radio (NM) Kirtland Air Force Base has faced a lot of criticism for how it has handled a decades old fuel spill that threatens Albuquerque’s drinking water supply. The base is now showing off what officials there are calling a monumental pump and treat system that’s cleaning the groundwater. More than 15 years ago the Air Force discovered they had an aviation gas leak on their hands. On Saturday, Oct. 24, dozens of people climbed onto a bus headed to the site where that spill happened. State environmental regulators have estimated that as much as 24 million gallons of fuel may have seeped into the ground over decades. … For the entire story, see http://kunm.org/post/kirtland-shows-spill-cleanup-system#stream/0 -- 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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