Author: Robert Graves

White Sands Test Facility

Site History: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) White Sands Test Facility (WSTF, “Site”) has supported testing of space flight equipment and hazardous materials for nearly 50 years. Past activities included developing, qualifying,...

Trustees

Who is the Natural Resources Trustee? State Natural Resource Trustees are appointed by the governor of each state. In addition to state trustees, the President of the United States and Native American tribes appoint...

Sparton Technology Site

Site History: Sparton Technology, Inc., produced electronic components at this site between 1961 and 1994. Releases of substances such as acetone, Methylene chloride, and trichloroethylene resulted in contaminated groundwater. The New Mexico Environment Department...

South Valley Site

Site History: Industrial activities during the 1950s and 1960s resulted in contaminated soil and groundwater due to chlorinated solvents and other substances, leading to the closure of 20 private and two municipal water supply...

SOHIO L-Bar Facility

Site History: Releases of hazardous substances including nickel, selenium, and uranium from the SOHIO tailings facility resulted in the contamination of groundwater. The U.S. Department of Energy is monitoring natural recovery of the groundwater...

Rio Algom Quivira Mill and Mines

Site History: The Rio Algom mill and mines (Site) owner is Rio Algom Mining LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton. The Site includes underground workings and associated facilities at nine mines and...

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Site History: Scientific research began at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL, Site) in March 1943 with the United States government’s effort to develop and test nuclear weapons. Nuclear-weapons research included the handling of,...

ATSF Tie Treater Site

Site History:   The ATSF Tie Treater Site operated as a wood treating plant from 1908 to 1972. Wood products were treated with creosote, zinc chloride and other agents containing arsenic copper and arsenic....

ATSF Clovis Site

Site History: Beginning in the early 1900’s, wastewater from the ATSF Site containing heavy metals, total petroleum hydrocarbons and cyanide was discharged into Santa Fe Lake. Location: The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF)...

Contact Us

OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE 121 Tijeras Avenue, NE Suite 1000 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 Physical Location: Suite 2000 E-Mail: nm.onrt@onrt.nm.gov Maggie Hart Stebbins, Trustee (505) 231-7542 Kate Girard, Executive Director (505) 313-1837