The above graphic shows the decreasing EDB, or ethylene dibromide, concentrations in the Kirtland/Ridgecrest plume. The evidence of plume collapse and its decrease in mass is only within the pump and treat area for the past four years.

Modeling, before the pump and treat method, showed the projected collapse of the plume. The plume capture model currently confirms the collapse by pump and treat, as seen here.

Bulk Fuels Facility Cleanup Project

  In November 1999, the Air Force detected evidence of a fuel leak in an underground pipeline at the Bulk Fuels Facility on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. Now, through a unique partnership between the Air Force, regulators, and the Albuquerque community, significant progress is being made to clean up the fuel plume and to ensure drinking water supply wells continue to provide safe, clean drinking water to Albuquerque residents.

 

Plume Containment

KAFB Garden information

Public Organization Chart

  • The next public meeting is scheduled for July 27, 2023, 5 - 7 p.m. This meeting will be held on Kirtland AFB at the BFF Water Treatment Facility. Attendees should access the base through the Ridgecrest Gate, located near the intersection Ridgecrest Dr. SE and Louisiana Blvd SE, which is just south of Gibson & Louisiana Blvd intersection.

The public meetings are an opportunity to learn about the work being performed to address and remove groundwater contamination caused by a historical leak at the old Base Bulk Fuels Facility. Air Force environmental experts explain clean-up activities and answer questions.

If you would like additional information, please contact 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs at (505) 846-5991 or by email, 377ABW.PA@us.af.mil.

To access all of the legacy public record documents for Kirtland Air Force Base Environmental Restoration Program office's Administrative Record sites, click on Index. Select Kirtland Air Force Base, and search using keywords such as 'fuels', 'groundwater' or 'fuel spill,' etc.

Due to file-size restrictions, please note that some links are limited to report text. For the complete report, please search the administrative record on the right.

Groundwater Treatment System Report

Bioventilation Construction and Initiation Report 

Installation of Class V Underground Injection Control Well KAFBI06IN2 

Work Plan for Data Gap Monitoring Well Installation

Work Plan for Shallow Soil Vapor Sampling Bulk Fuels Facility Waste Management Units

Source Zone Characterization Report for the Bulk Fuels Facility

For older BFF documents, please see the BFF Document Library section.