[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: New Mexico seeks details on Kirkland Air Force Base cleanup

[Lenny Siegel]

NMED seeks more details on fuel spill cleanup

BY SCOTT TURNER 
Albuquerque Journal (NM)
July 23, 2019 

“Trust but verify” seems to be a constant theme among state and local officials monitoring the U.S. Air Force’s cleanup of the contamination caused by jet fuel spills at Kirtland Air Force Base.

Bernalillo County Commission Chairwoman Maggie Hart Stebbins used those words in an interview with the Journal about the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority’s letter to Assistant Air Force Secretary John Henderson about the cleanup a couple of weeks ago.

New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney told the Journal last week he would like to see more details about future plans to eliminate the contamination of ethylene dibromide (EDB) on the base and the surrounding area.

“On the Air Force side, I’d like to see more details on their plans, not just their words,” Kenney said. He said he would like more information on what is budgeted, the people involved and the contracts for the project.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.abqjournal.com/1344184/nmed-seeks-more-details-on-fuel-spill-cleanup-ex-air-force-says-it-is-willing-to-shorten-the-timeline-for-the-project.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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