CCNS Urges State Legislature to Protect the Española Aquifer from LANL Pollutants

<p>Did you know that in 2008 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)</p> <p>designated the 3,000 square mile Española Basin System as a Sole Source Drinking Water Aquifer? One ongoing concern is that Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) sits on its western edge, near the Valles Caldera. And a recent dispute between the New Mexico Environment Department and the Department of Energy about the LANL hexavalent chromium plume, which is being pushed deeper into the regional drinking water aquifer, highlights the need for state agencies to have the resources to protect it.</p> <p>Hexavalent chromium is a known human carcinogen.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ccnsupdate/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ccnsupdate/support</a>