Karler Packing Stage 1 Abatement Plan

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Published: 02 January 2019 02 January 2019

Environment Department to Review Proposed Investigation to Characterize Groundwater and Soil Contamination at the former Karler Meat Packing Facility

Santa Fe – The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Ground Water Quality Bureau has received a Stage 1 Abatement Plan proposal to investigate soil and ground water contamination at the former Karler meat packing facility located at 9111 Broadway Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Ground Water Quality Bureau required the property owner (Responsible Party) to submit the abatement plan to address groundwater and soil pollution at the site. Previous groundwater sampling results indicate that concentrations of nitrate, chloride, and total dissolved solids (TDS) exceed the groundwater standards specified in the Section 3103 of the New Mexico Ground and Surface Water Protection Regulations (20.6.2 NMAC). In this area, the depth to groundwater is reported to be 54 to 92 feet below the ground surface.

The Stage 1 Abatement Plan proposal describes the collection of groundwater and soil samples. The investigation will define the extent of soil and groundwater impacts at the site, for which the NMED has no recent data.

Once a Stage 1 Abatement Plan is complete, the Responsible Party is required to submit a Stage 2 Abatement Plan proposal to NMED that outlines proposed actions to remediate the pollution that was identified as a result of the Stage 1 investigation. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the Stage 2 Abatement Plan proposal and may also request a hearing. The department will seek public comment within 90 days of receiving the Stage 2 Abatement plan.

A copy of the proposed Stage 1 Abatement Plan proposal is available here or by contacting Justin Ball, Acting Program Manager Remediation Oversight Section, Ground Water Quality Bureau, NMED District 1 Office, 121 Tijeras Avenue, NE, Suite 1000, Albuquerque, NM 87102-3400, (505) 222-9522; Justin.ball@state.nm.us.

El Departamento de Medio Ambiente revisará la investigación propuesta para caracterizar la contaminación del suelo y de las aguas subterráneas en la antigua instalación de envasado de carne Karler

Santa Fe - La Oficina de Calidad de Aguas Subterráneas del Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México (NMED, por su sigla en inglés) recibió una propuesta para la etapa 1 del plan de reducción para investigar la contaminación del suelo y de las aguas subterráneas en la antigua instalación de envasado de carne Karler ubicada en 9111 Broadway Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, Nuevo México.

la Oficina de Calidad de Aguas Subterráneas exigió al dueño de la propiedad (parte responsable) presentar el plan de reducción para abordar la contaminación de las aguas subterráneas y del suelo en el sitio. Resultados de muestras de las aguas subterráneas anteriores indican que las concentraciones de nitrato, cloruro y sólidos disueltos totales (TDS) exceden los estándares para aguas subterráneas especificados en la Sección 3103 de los Reglamentos de Protección de Aguas Superficiales y Subterráneas (20.6.2 NMAC). Se ha informado que en esta área la profundidad al agua subterránea es de 54 a 92 pies por debajo de la superficie del suelo.

La propuesta de la etapa 1 del plan de reducción describe la recolección de muestras de aguas subterráneas y del suelo. La investigación definirá la extensión del impacto en el suelo y en las aguas subterráneas del sitio, para los cuales el NMED no tiene datos recientes.

Una vez que se haya completado la propuesta de etapa 1 del plan de reducción, se requiere a la parte responsable enviar una propuesta de etapa 2 del plan de reducción a NMED que describa las acciones propuestas para remediar la contaminación que se identificó como resultado de la investigación de la etapa 1. El público tendrá la oportunidad de hacer comentarios sobre la propuesta del plan de reducción de etapa 2 y también podrá solicitar una audiencia. El departamento pedirá comentarios públicos dentro de los 90 días posteriores a la recepción del plan de reducción de etapa 2.

Una copia de la propuesta del plan de reducción de etapa 1 está disponible en aquí o poniéndose en contacto con Justin Ball, Acting Manager Remediation Oversight Section, Ground Water Quality Bureau, NMED District 1 Office, 121 Tijeras Avenue, NE, Suite 1000, Albuquerque, NM 87102-3400, (505) 222-9522; Justin.ball@state.nm.us.

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