[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: New Mexico fines Cannon air base $99, 000 over spill of PFAS-contaminated water

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

New Mexico fines Cannon air base $99,000 over spill of PFAS-contaminated water
    
By Alaina Mencinger 
Santa Fe New Mexican
January 7, 2025 

The New Mexico Environment Department has fined Cannon Air Force Base $98,780 and threatens to revoke the installation’s state operating permit over a 2024 spill of water tainted with toxic “forever chemicals.”

The state discovered in July more than 7,000 gallons of wastewater contaminated with PFAS from firefighting foam had leaked from a damaged retention pond. More than a dozen tears were found in the pond’s liner, according to the Environment Department.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/new-mexico-fines-cannon-air-base-99-000-over-spill-of-pfas-contaminated-water/article_69d11840-cd35-11ef-9eb3-4302aec4265a.html


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Lenny Siegel
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