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State, Kirtland (Air Force Base) begin fuel spill cleanup test
http://www.newswest9.com/story/23826177/state-kirtland-begin-fuel-spill-cleanup-testState, Kirtland begin fuel spill cleanup test
Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 5:06 AM EST Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 3:35 PM EST
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - State environment and Kirtland Air Force Base officials have begun the first large-scale test of a system for pumping and treating water contaminated by a huge underground jet fuel spill.
New Mexico Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn, Kirtland Air Force Base Installation Commander Col. Tom Miller and Albuquerque-Bernalillo County water utility member Maggie Hart Stebbins held a news conference to showcase the system, which Wednesday was to pump 70,000 gallons of contaminated water from the underground aquifer that feeds Albuquerque's water supply . The water will be pumped to nearby mobile tanks for filtering and treatment. Officials are testing the system to see if it can be used to remediate the spill, which has been estimated at twice the size of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
The fuel came from what officials believe was a 40-year leak from underground pipes at a Kirtland aircraft fuel loading facility.
