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About those new monitoring wells the Air Force is drilling to try to figure out how close contamination from a jet fuel leak is to municipal drinking water wells?
You’ll have to wait a bit longer.
The new wells will be delayed three months after one of the Air Force’s two well-drilling contractors went out of business.
One of the contractors is currently drilling wells, but the loss of the second company’s drill rigs has delayed the work, according to Air Force spokeswoman Marie Vanover.
Under a deadline set by the New Mexico Environment Department, the wells were supposed to be installed and ready for testing groundwater by Tuesday The Environment Department last week granted the Air Force an extension until Nov. 30 to get the drilling done.
More in tomorrow’s newspaper. Some background:
- the New Mexico Environment Department letter approving the delay (pdf)
- story from back in April when the NMED asked for the new wells in the first place
-- Email the reporter at jfleck@abqjournal.com. Call the reporter at 505-823-3916
