[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "25 years after discovery of jet fuel plume, first phase of Kirtland [AFB, NM] cleanup is coming to an end"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

25 years after discovery of jet fuel plume, first phase of Kirtland cleanup is coming to an end

By Alaina Mencinger 
Santa Fe New Mexican
October 16, 2024

A 25-year investigation into a plume of jet fuel spreading toxic chemicals underground at Kirtland Air Force Base is coming to a close, clearing the way for final cleanup of the spill.

John David Nance, chief of the New Mexico Environment Department’s Hazardous Waste Bureau, announced the imminent conclusion of the Air Force’s two-phase investigation Tuesday at a meeting of the Legislature’s interim Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Committee.

The spill at Kirtland’s bulk fuels facility was discovered in 1999. Since then, the Air Force has collected data on groundwater contamination, drawn maps and surveyed area wells for leaking vapors. As recently as this summer, The New Mexican reported the Air Force was still in the first phase of the investigation, and a second phase was required before a full cleanup strategy can be developed. No one knows how long it had been going on or how much groundwater is fouled, although it is believed to be at least in the tens of millions of gallons.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/25-years-after-discovery-of-jet-fuel-plume-first-phase-of-kirtland-cleanup-is-coming/article_1ff2328c-8bd0-11ef-a9d7-134b232ce0bc.html

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Lenny Siegel
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