New Mexico Environment Department Sampling Finds Camino Real Regional Utility Authority Exceeds Arsenic Drinking Water Standard
NMED News:
DOÑA ANA COUNTY — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau (DWB), on March 15, 2024, conducted unannounced arsenic sampling at the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) in Doña Ana County.
While CRRUA has been ordered to comply with drinking water regulations, the Department is also taking independent action including conducting unannounced sampling to assure the health and safety of residents.
March 26, 2024, NMED DWB received the results from the laboratory. Of the 10 drinking water samples collected and analyzed, nine of the ten samples Read More
Daily Postcard: Signs Of Spring Decorate White Rock
Daily Postcard: Signs of spring are decorating the landscape around White Rock. Photo by VaLynn Purvis Read More
County Wildlife Series Part 1: Does The Forest Support The Deer Population Following A Wildfire?
A local mule deer peeking through branches. Photo by Leslie Bucklin/LAC
COUNTY News:
The natural pattern of recovery after a wildfire is referred to as “ecological succession”. This is the process whereby the land, plants, and wildlife move through various ecological stages to return to a state of relative stability. It’s like hitting the “reset” button on the life cycle of a forest.
Low-intensity fires burn close to the ground, “cleaning” and thinning the forest by removing thick and flammable vegetation from the forest floor. High-severity fires burn with high heat, climb into and remove Read More
DPU Publishes 2nd Quarter 2024 Performance Report
Heinrich, Butler Introduce Legislation To Help Local Small Businesses Transition To Clean And Efficient Landscaping Equipment
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the co-founder and co-chair of the Bicameral Electrification Caucus, and U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to establish a new federal tax credit to enable local small businesses, including landscaping and lawn care businesses, to transition to zero-emission equipment more easily and without financial burden.
Transitioning to zero-emission, electric landscaping equipment—such Read More
Elephant Butte Lake State Park Set For $1 Million Upgrade
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The State Parks Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is embarking on a $1 million project to upgrade comfort stations at Elephant Butte Lake State Park.
The project, to be completed in stages, will begin April 1, 2024, and is anticipated to continue through August of 2024. It will entail demolishing an antiquated comfort station at the park’s main entrance and completely renovating two campground comfort stations.
“We will have to close these stations as they are being worked on,” Park Superintendent Chris Bolen said. “We ask our visitors Read More
Los Alamos County Environmental Services Provides Updated ‘Free Load’ Guidelines Going In Effect April 1
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division has released a “Free Load” Guide outlining the administration of residential customer charge-free visits to the Eco Station, included in the Los Alamos County residential services monthly bill.
The updated guidelines will take effect April 1, 2024. The guidelines were developed to provide clarification to residents, as well as the necessary tools to enforce the rule provided in Section 32-18(c)(3) of the County Code of Ordinances.
The guidelines provide clear definitions of what is considered a free load, who is eligible Read More
Daily Postcard: Lone Coyote In Snowy Valle Grande
Daily Postcard: A lone coyote looks back in a snowy Valle Grande covered in wildlife tracks recently at Valles Caldera National Preserve. While there are not any wolves living at Valles Caldera National Preserve at this time, a close relative, the coyote, can be found throughout the park. As one of the abundant mid-sized predators at Valles Caldera, coyotes play a key ecological role here. For example, they help to control rodent populations. They earnestly hunt prairie dogs, occasionally working alongside badgers to flush them out of their burrows. In the winter, they seek out rodents Read More
Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, Former AG Hector Balderas To Headline Event Commemorating 2nd Anniversary Of Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
CFFF News:
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — The Coalition for Fire Fund Fairness (CFFF) – a grassroots coalition of victims of the 2022 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in Northern New Mexico – today announced that it will host an exclusive screening of the documentary “Mora is Burning,” followed by a panel discussion on the aftermath of the fire and FEMA’s ongoing failures to administer federal relief funds in accordance with state and federal law.
The event will feature remarks from former New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales will headline the panel discussion, Read More
Proposed Floodplain Action For Regional Groundwater Monitoring Well SIMR-3 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup 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:
- Notice of Proposed Floodplain Action for Regional Groundwater Monitoring Well SIMR-3 and Access Road Improvements, Public Comment Period Closes April 5, 2024 (Link)
Valles Caldera Shares 2023 Annual Report
Black bear wanders through the cabin district at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/C. Lycopolus NPS
VCNP News:
Jemez Springs — The National Park Service has shared the 2023 annual report of Valles Caldera National Preserve.
2023 was a year of achievement as the park’s dedicated team worked toward making Valles Caldera the premier national park unit within New Mexico.
Highlights of the year include holding public comment meetings on the long-range plan of the park, removing non-historic debris from the Sulphur Springs thermal basin, having one of our amazing volunteers receive Read More
Gibson: Large-scale Solar Power Is Coming To Los Alamos
By ROBERT GIBSON
Chair
Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities
By late 2026, the majority of Los Alamos’s electric power will come from the sun! The County recently inked a 20-year deal to purchase power from a large photovoltaic field and battery bank to be built a few miles northwest of Farmington.
Remarkably, the new solar power will cost LESS than the coal- and gas-based power it replaces.
The project, called Foxtail Flats (the County did not name it), is being built near Farmington where it can tie into the electric transmission system formerly used by San Juan Generating Station. That Read More
Heinrich, Kennedy Lead Introduction Of Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Wetlands And Migratory Bird Habitat
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Wednesday led 10 Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2028.
The legislation would also increase authorized annual funding for the program to $65 million.
NAWCA was originally enacted in 1989 to provide federal matching grants —in partnership with funding from state and local governments, private industry, and non-profit organizations—to Read More
Daily Postcard: Pidgeons Rest On Sculpture At Pond
Daily Postcard: A pair of pidgeons rest on a sculpture and soak up sunshine Wednesday in Ashley Pond. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Hazardous Waste Treatability Study Report For Calendar Year 2023 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room
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:
- Hazardous Waste Treatability Study Report for Calendar Year 2023 (Link)
Members of the public with any questions, please contact N3B Los Alamos.
Produced by the Read More
Review, Demolition Notification For Fiscal Quarter Ending March 31, 2024 Added To LANL Electronic Reading Room
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:
- Review, Demolition Notification for Fiscal Quarter Ending March 31, 2024 and List of Buildings and Attachment of Hazardous Materials Descriptions Hazardous
2024 Artist-In-Residence Program At Valles Caldera
Courtesy/VCNP
VCNP News:
Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) invites artists from all creative disciplines and genres to apply for the 2024 Artist-In-Residence program.
Artists that are part of Valles Caldera’s AIR program participate in a two-or three-week residency in a historic lodge during the summer months.
Valles Caldera National Preserve is one of more than 50 NPS sites that currently host an Artist-In-Residence program.
Application period for the summer 2024 program will open April 1, 2024.
Click here for program information on the Valles Caldera website.
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Weekly Fishing Report: March 27, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
This is the last week that you can legally fish using your current license. The new 2024-2025 license season begins April 1 (Monday). It will expire March 31, 2025.
Licenses can be obtained online or pur hated at license vendors throughout the state. They can also be purchased at State Department of Game and Fish offices.
If you currently have a Colorado fishing license, the same dates will apply.
Streamflows are slowly rising. Spring runoff has yet to really begin and is likely to still be several weeks away. It look like it will start peaking Read More
Daily Postcard: Early Morning View On Pajarito Mountain
Daily Postcard: The view early this morning at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area where because of all the snow, the season is extended to April 14. The community is invited to attend Easter Brunch 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 31, followed by a huge Easter Egg hunt on the snow – one side for kids 7 and under; the other for 7+ with hundreds of easter eggs hidden on the slopes. Learn more here. Courtesy/PMSA Read More
Daily Postcard: Red Sky At Morning In Española Valley
Daily Postcard: Red sky colors the sky at morning Sunday in the Española Valley. Photo by Johnnie Martinez Read More
