Notice of Public Meeting
FY 2026 Annual Plan for Cleanup of Los Alamos National Laboratory Legacy Waste
The State of New Mexico’s Environment Department (NMED) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) will host a public meeting on January 14, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in accordance with Section VIII.C.3.d of the 2016 Compliance Order on Consent (CO). The meeting will be held at Cities of Gold Hotel (Tribal Room), 10 Cities of Gold Rd #A, Santa Fe, NM 87506 and will also be available via Microsoft Teams.
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The CO is a settlement agreement between the NMED and DOE that was issued in 2016 and was modified in 2024.
The investigation and remediation of contamination from legacy waste at LANL is conducted under the CO. The CO both guides and governs the ongoing cleanup of legacy waste at LANL through a campaign-based approach and the annual planning process. The annual planning process allows for revisions to cleanup campaigns based on actual work progress, changed conditions and funding.
NMED will host the meeting and EM-LA will present information concerning cleanup work completed in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 and the cleanup milestones and target dates for FFY 2026. The Appendix B of the CO, which includes the FFY 2026 milestones and targets, is available on the NMED website under the Compliance Order on Consent at: https://www.env.nm.gov/hazardous-waste/lanl-2016-consent-order/
Should you need additional information regarding the public meeting, please contact Caitlin Martinez at Caitlin.martinez@env.nm.gov or at (505) 490-5280.
LANL HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY PERMIT MAILING LIST
NMED is required by regulation to maintain a Facility Mailing List as part of its oversight of the (LANL) Waste Facility Permit (Permit). NMED uses this list to inform stakeholders, including interested members of the public, of comment periods for permit modification requests and draft permits, and final NMED administrative actions on permit decisions, etc. If you wish to add your name to NMED’s LANL Facility Mailing List, please notify Siona Briley by email at HWB-LANL-Mailing@env.nm.gov, or by postal mail at Siona Briley, New Mexico Environment Department-Hazardous Waste Bureau, 2905 Rodeo Park East, Bldg. 1, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Please include your name, email (preferred communication method to save resources) or postal mailing address, and organization, if any.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Any person with a disability requiring assistance or auxiliary aid to participate in this process should contact Kate Cardenas, Non-Discrimination Coordinator, by phone at (505) 827-2855, or via email at: nd.coordinator@env.nm.gov.
Toll-free numbers are available for TDD or TDY users to access the New Mexico Relay Network at 1-800-659-1779 (voice); TTY users: 1-800-659-8331.
DISCRIMINATION
NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED’s non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, or if you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact: Kate Cardenas, Non-Discrimination Coordinator, NMED, 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502, (505) 827-2855, nd.coordinator@env.nm.gov. You may also visit our website at https://www.env.nm.gov/non-employee-discrimination-complaint-page/ to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.