- Long-Term Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Strategy ›
- Clean the Past ›
- Control the Present ›
- Introduction
- Something in the Air? ›
- Protections: Sediment ›
- Protections: Sediment Control = Contaminant Retention
- Tour: Sediment Retention
- Protection #2: Trap and Remove Sediment
- Stormwater Controls
- Stop Contaminant Movement & the Individual Permit
- View of Stormwater Monitoring Sites
- Stormwater Control Structures
- How are the aftereffects of wildfire managed?
- Las Conchas Wildfire
- Stormwater Controls after Wildfire
- Los Alamos Canyon Weir
- 10,000 Willows
- Pueblo Canyon Grade Control Structure
- Early Notification Gages
- Protections: Sampling ›
- Protection #3: Sample and Survey
- Tour: Environmental Monitoring
- Groundwater Monitoring
- How does LANL determine where to put a monitoring well?
- Protection of the Groundwater Resource
- The Location Investigation Process
- The Location Determination Process
- Monitoring Well Placement
- Contaminant Sources
- Groundwater Monitoring Network
- View of Groundwater Monitoring Sites
- Well Placement Decision Process
- Create a Sustainable Future ›
- Multimedia ›
Protections: Sampling
Protection #3: Sampling for known and unexpected contaminants
The Environmental Sampling Board, a key piece of the Strategy, ensures that LANL collects relevant and appropriate data to answer questions about the protection of human and environmental health, and to satisfy regulatory requirements.
LANL must demonstrate the data are technically justified and of sufficient quality to characterize potential effects from LANL operations. Data collction procedures and results are tranparent and readily available to the regulators and the public. An integrated stragegy ensures a holistic, adaptable, and cost-effective environmental sampling program.
Monitoring stormwater in Los Alamos Canyon
Air monitoring in Los Alamos
Wintertime well sampling event
The 3 Protections = Defenses in Depth
- Protection #1: Remove the Source
- Protection #2: Stabilize or remove sediments
- Protection #3: Sampling for known and unexpected contaminants