{"id":20863,"date":"2016-09-06T03:18:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T07:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=20863"},"modified":"2021-07-08T09:37:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:37:03","slug":"new-mexico-143-million-mine-cleanup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/new-mexico-143-million-mine-cleanup\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds, State of New Mexico Announce $143 Million Price Tag for Mine Cleanup"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Department of Justice (DOJ), EPA and the state of New Mexico have reached a settlement with Chevron Mining Inc. (CMI) requiring $143 million in cleanup work at the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site near Questa, N.M.<\/p>\n
As part of the settlement, the company will perform a pilot project to cover about 275 acres of the tailing facility where mine waste or \u201ctailings\u201d are stored, operate a water treatment plant and install groundwater extraction systems. CMI will also pay over $5.2 million to reimburse EPA\u2019s past costs for overseeing cleanup work at the site.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis settlement will advance substantial cleanup work at the Questa site, and require actions to prevent future contamination of the Red River,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden for DOJ\u2019s Environment and Natural Resources Division.<\/p>\n
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