Environment

Urban Trail Phase I & II Multi-Use Trail Project Construction Activities For Week Of March 18

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2024

Scene from Urban Trail Phase I & II Multi-use Trail Project. Courtesy/LAC

Scene from Urban Trail Phase I & II Multi-use Trail Project. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Hasse Contracting Company Inc., under contract with Los Alamos County Public Works to construct the Urban Trail Phase I & II Multi-use Trail Project, will have construction activities at the following locations downtown and along and off Canyon Road during the week of March 18.

Weather permitting, areas impacted include (see included maps below):

  • Work Zone Area 1: Within the Fuller Lodge grounds adjacent to Central
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Non-Essential County Facilities Closed Due To Storm

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2024

COUNTY News:

Due to inclement weather, County Manager Anne Laurent has ordered the closure of all non-essential County government facilities and services today, March 15. This includes the Aquatic Center, libraries, Golf Pro Shop, Eco Transfer Station and Fuller Lodge.

While the Nature Center, Fuller Lodge Art Center and visitor centers are closed, the Los Alamos History Museum is open.

County staff recommends that individuals call any facility not listed to determine if they will be open or closed today.

Atomic City Transit fixed routes will make their last trips departing the Transit Read More

N.M. 4 Water Transmission Line Repair Postponed

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2024

Map of work area. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The emergency repair on a water transmission line along N.M. 4 that was supposed to start today has been rescheduled for Friday, March 22 through Sunday, March 24, due to winter weather conditions.

The broken water line is on the east side of N.M. 4 about halfway between East Jemez Road and the turnoff to N.M. 502.

Officials at the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) would like to remind drivers that when the work begins next Friday, they should expect to see N.M. 4 traffic reduced to one lane in each direction as they approach the work zone. Northbound Read More

Kiwanis Club Cancels Saturday’s Aluminum Collection

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2024

Kiwanis Club News:

Due to inclement weather, the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos is canceling the Aluminum Collection event scheduled for Saturday, March 16.

The next collection will be held Saturday, May 18 the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive (near Sullivan Field).

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Santa Fe National Forest Seeks Input On Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2024

Encino Vista. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will begin accepting comments today, March 15, 2024, for the Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project (EVLRP) preliminary environmental assessment.

The Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project is an approximately 130,305-acre project on the Coyote and Cuba Ranger Districts. The proposed EVLRP was developed after the South Fork Wildfire (2010) and the Diego Wildfire (2014) created severe long-term resource damage to watersheds, wildlife habitat, and forested landscapes within the project Read More

Request For Extension On 2022 Notice Of Violation Response And Penalty Calculation Worksheet Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2024

LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room:

  • Request for Extension on the 2022 Notice of Violation Response and Penalty Calculation Worksheet (Link)
  • New Mexico Environment Department Approval Request for
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County On 2-Hour Delay Due To Inclement Weather

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2024

COUNTY News:

Due to inclement weather, Los Alamos County Manager Anne Laurent has enacted a two-hour delayed start time today, March 15, for non-essential county government facilities and services.

Additional Information On County Services:

  • Atomic City Transit fixed route service will attempt to start at 7 a.m., depending on road conditions. For specific route information, visit www.AtomicCityTransit.com or check ACTracker.   
  • Residential and commercial trash collection will operate as usual. Residents whose collection day is Friday should have their carts out by 8 a.m.
  • The 
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Los Alamos Public Schools On 2-Hour Delay Due To Snow

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 15, 2024

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) will be on a 2-hour delay this morning due to winter weather.

Buses will run 2 hours after their regular time.

Please drive safely and be aware that there may be ice in places.

LAPS Inclement Weather Procedures:

Two-hour Delayed Start: 

  • Buses will arrive at bus stops two hours later than the usual pickup time.

School start times:

  • Elementary schools – 10:30 am
  • Mid School – 10:00 am
  • High School – 9:50 am

School telephone information lines:

  • Aspen Elementary: 505-663-2277, 
  • Barranca Mesa Elementary: 505-663-2732, 
  • Chamisa Elementary:
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Kiwanis Club To Hold Aluminum Collection Saturday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 13, 2024

Kiwanis Club members shown here in 2023 will be holding an aluminum collection Saturday in the parking lot at First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive near Sullivan Field. Courtesy/Kiwanis

Kiwanis Club News:

On Saturday, March 16, the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos will collect and buy aluminum cans to be sent for recycling.

The collection location is the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church on Diamond Drive (near Sullivan Field).

Collection hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The community is encouraged to bring the aluminum cans they’ve had accumulating and help support the environment Read More

EMNRD Issues $2 Million In Civil Penalties To Murchison Oil And Gas, LLC For Environmental Breach

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 13, 2024

EMNRD News:

          • Notice of violation involves two separate sites

SANTA FE – Today, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Oil Conservation Division (OCD) announced that it has issued a notice of violation (NOV) and proposed cumulative administrative civil penalties of $2,007,900 to Murchison Oil and Gas, LLC for failure to properly report and cleanup two produced water releases located at or near two separate well sites approximately 16 miles directly south of Carlsbad.

Produced water is a byproduct of the drilling or production of oil and gas. When produced water Read More

Santa Fe Community College’s Student Biofuels Team Are Finalist In National AlgaePrize 2023-2025 Competition

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 13, 2024

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College’s student biofuels team, Just AD Algae, is one of 15 finalists in the national AlgaePrize 2023-2025 Competition. The announcement came from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in a Feb. 1 press release.

As one of 15 finalists, selected from 49 entries by a panel of industry experts, the SFCC team will spend about 15 months working on their research project. Each finalist team will receive $10,000 to fund their research project. In the spring of 2025 all the finalists will participate in the AlgaePrize Competition Read More

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