List of Superfund sites in New Mexico

This is a list of Superfund sites in New Mexico designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.^[1] These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation.^[2] As of May 2, 2010, there were thirteen Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in New Mexico.^[3] One more site has been proposed for entry on the list^[4] and four others have been cleaned up and removed from it.^[5]

Superfund sites

  Proposed for addition to National Priorities List

  Deleted from National Priorities List

CERCLIS ID	Name	County	Reason	Proposed[6]	Listed[7]	Construction completed[8]	Partially deleted[9]	Deleted[10]
NMD980622864	AT&SF (Albuquerque)	Bernalillo	Groundwater contamination by dense, non-aqueous phase liquid containing organic compounds and soil contamination by PAHs and zinc from wood treatment plant which closed in 1972.[11]	10/14/1992	12/16/1994	–	–	–
NMD043158591	AT&SF (Clovis)	Curry	Lake water, sediment and underlying soil was contaminated by boron, fluoride, chloride, phenolics, sulfate, petroleum hydrocarbons, dissolved solids and organic compounds.[12]	06/23/1981	09/8/1983	09/20/2000	–	03/17/2003
NMD097960272	Cal West Metals (USSBA)	Socorro	Lead contamination of soil and battery casings from former operations on site.[13]	06/24/1988	03/31/1989	09/28/1995	–	12/20/1996
NMD980749378	Cimarron Mining Corp.	Lincoln	Groundwater contamination by inorganic compounds including cyanides and lead contamination of soil and sediment, from ore milling and precious metals extraction.[14]	06/24/1988	10/04/1989	09/24/1992	08/31/2000	–
NMD981155930	Cleveland Mill	Grant	Soil and groundwater contamination by arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, lead and zinc from former mining and milling operations. Runoff has acidified the Little Walnut Creek and contaminated it with metals.[15]	06/24/1988	03/31/1989	09/23/1999	–	07/23/2001
NMD001829506	Eagle Picher Carefree Batteries	Socorro	Groundwater contamination with TCE and DCE and soil contamination by lead, chromium and cadmium from former electronics and battery manufacture and municipal landfill.[16]	03/07/2007	09/19/2007	–	–	–
NMD986668911	Fruit Avenue Plume	Bernalillo	TCE contamination of groundwater, possibly from a former dry cleaning operation, in an aquifer that provides drinking water to Albuquerque.[17]	07/22/1999	10/23/1999	12/05/2006	–	–
NM0007271768	Grants Chlorinated Solvents Plume	Cibola	Groundwater contamination by PCE, with the possibility of vapor intrusion in buildings.[18]	03/08/2004	07/22/2004	–	–	–
NMD0002271286	Griggs & Walnut Ground Water Plume	Doña Ana	Groundwater, including that drawn by municipal wells, is contaminated by PCE.[19]	01/11/2001	06/14/2001	–	–	–
NMD007860935	Homestake Mining Company	Cibola	Groundwater contamination by radium-226, selenium, uranium and radon from alkaline tailings from uranium ore milling.[20]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/20/1996	–	–
NMD980750020	Lee Acres Landfill (USDOI	San Juan	Groundwater contamination by high concentrations of manganese and lower concentrations of nickel and VOCs including PCE and its decomposition products.[21]	06/24/1998	08/30/1990	08/11/2005	–	–
NM0000605386	McGaffey & Main Ground Water Plume	Chaves	Groundwater contamination by PCE, believed to be from a former dry cleaning operation. Contamination has not affected the city water supply.[22]	09/13/2001	10/24/2002	–	–	–
NMD002899094	Molycorp Inc.	Taos	An active molybdenum mine and milling facility has contaminated the shallow ground water and surface waters draining the site, such as the Red River, with acidic, metal-laden waters due to mining operations and breakages in the tailings transfer pipe. The principle contaminents are aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, fluoride, iron, lead, manganese, molybdenum, sulfate and zinc.[23][24]	05/11/2000	–	–	–	–
NMD986670156	North Railroad Avenue Plume	Rio Arriba	Groundwater contamination by PCE.[25]	07/28/1998	01/19/1999	06/30/2008	–	–
NMD980749980	Pagano Salvage	Valencia	Soil was contaminated by PCBs.[26]	06/24/1988	10/04/1989	09/12/1991	–	10/14/1992
NMD980622773	Prewitt Abandoned Refinery	McKinley	Petroleum sludges. Soil contamination by asbestos, lead and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and groundwater contamination by lead, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes.[27]	06/24/1988	08/30/1990	08/22/1996	01/29/1998	–
NMD085267961	Rinchem Co., Inc.	Bernalillo	Groundwater contamination by VOCs. Proposed addition to NPL withdrawn because contamination was within Federal drinking water standards.[28]	10/14/1992	Withdrawn 01/19/1999	–	–	–
NMD980745558	South Valley	Bernalillo	Groundwater contamination by VOCs. Private and municipal wells were affected.[29]	07/23/1982	09/08/1983	09/30/1996	–	–
NMD030443303	United Nuclear Corp. Church Rock	McKinley	Groundwater contamination by acidic mill tailings, sulfate, thorium, radium, aluminum, ammonia and iron from former uranium ore milling operations.[30]	12/30/1982	09/08/1983	09/29/1998	–	–

See also

• List of Superfund sites in the United States
• List of environmental issues
• List of waste types
• TOXMAP

Notes

1. P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.
2. "National Priorities List". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
3. "Final National Priorities List Sites by State". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
4. "Proposed National Priorities List Sites by State". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
5. "Deleted National Priorities List Sites by State". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
6. "Proposed NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
7. "Final NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
8. "Construction Completions at NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
9. "Partial deletions at NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
10. "Deleted NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
11. "AT&SF (Albuquerque)" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
12. "AT&SF (Clovis)" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
13. "Cal West Metals (USSBA)" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
14. "Cimarron Mining Corp." (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
15. "Cleveland Mill" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
16. "Eagle Picher Carefree Batteries" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
17. "Fruit Avenue Plume" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
18. "Grants Chlorinated Solvents Plume" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
19. "Griggs & Walnut Ground Water Plume" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
20. "Homestake Mining Company" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
21. "Lee Acres Landfill" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
22. "McGaffey & Main Ground Water Plume" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
23. "Molycorp, Inc." (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
24. "Molycorp, Inc. Superfund site progress profile". EPA. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
25. "North Railroad Avenue Plume" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
26. "Pagano Salvage" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
27. "Prewitt Abandoned Refinery" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
28. "Rinchem Co., Inc." (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
29. "South Valley" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
30. "United Nuclear Corp." (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-03.

External links

• EPA (region 6) list of Superfund sites in New Mexico
• EPA list of proposed Superfund sites in New Mexico
• EPA list of current Superfund sites in New Mexico
• EPA list of Superfund site construction completions in New Mexico
• EPA list of partially deleted Superfund sites in New Mexico
• EPA list of deleted Superfund sites in New Mexico