[CPEO-MEF] NATIONAL GUARD, WATER: "City of Las Cruces, Dona Ana County suing federal government over contaminated groundwater, "

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

City of Las Cruces, Dona Ana County suing federal government over contaminated groundwater

by Jessica Gonzalez 
KFOX TV-14 news (Las Cruces, NM)
August 9, 2017

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A federal lawsuit against the United States, the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Guard Bureau over contaminated groundwater has been filed by the city of Las Cruces and Dona Ana County.

The complaint was filed Wednesday and in it, the city and county claim that the federal government is responsible for the contaminated groundwater of a former National Guard Armory on the northeast corner of East Hadley Avenue and North Solano Drive in Las Cruces.

The lawsuit states that hazardous substances were released during the operation of the armory and that the substances created a plume of contaminated groundwater that was about 1.8 miles long and half a mile wide.

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For the entire story, see
http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/city-of-las-cruces-dona-ana-county-suing-federal-government-over-contaminated-groundwater

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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