- 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 ›
Stop Contaminant Movement
Public Outreach
Under the Permit, community groups and their technical advisors have:
- access to the waste dump sites
- technical meetings with LANL
- the opportunity to carefully review and comment on all decisions being made under the new permit
The agreement provides funding for the community groups to hire experts and obtain technical support to help facilitate their participation in the permitting process.
The Individual Permit for Stormwater
- Eliminate contaminated stormwater discharges from specified Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) and Areas of Concern (AOCs)
- Use control measures called "best management practices" (BMPs)
- BMPs include erosion and sediment control measures
The Site Discharge Pollution Prevention Plan (SDPPP) has three primary objectives:
- Identify and summarize potential pollutant sources
- Determine control measures intended to reduce or eliminate pollutants in stormwater discharges
- Measure the effectiveness of controls
Erosion control measures prevent or control soil disturbance and transport by wind or water.
Hydroseeding: Before
Hydroseeding: After
Hydroseeding is a planting process that uses a slurry of seed and mulch. An alternative to the traditional process of broadcasting or sowing dry seed, hydroseeding promotes quick germination and inhibits soil erosion.