Thursday, July 24, 2008

Public Meeting to Discuss Fuel Release


KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Kirtland Air Force Base will be holding a public meeting on Thursday, July 31 to discuss the KAFB Bulk Fuels release and the discovery of fuel product on the water table. The meeting will be held at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial and will start at 6 p.m. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Col. Michael Duvall, Commander of the 377th Air Base Wing, Mark Holmes, Project Manager for the Civil Engineer Division, and project support staff from CH2M-Hill will be giving a briefing on the history of the fuel release to include detection, investigation, and remediation efforts as well as future plans to address the fuels release on and off base.
A question and answer session will immediately follow the briefing to address any concerns or issues the public may have. Members of the New Mexico Environmental Department Groundwater Quality Bureau, the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center, and the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility will also be in attendance to answer questions.
The New Mexico Veterans Memorial is located at 1100 Louisiana Blvd SE (near Gibson and Louisiana).
-30-

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for telling us about this meeting. Do you know if it is indoors or outdoors?