(Radioactive) SNL "Landfill" Above Albuquerque's Water Supply

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The Alibi just came out with a good story about this issue. Personally, I think SNL needs to get off its ass and do something about this. It is a huge threat to the future of Albuquerque's water supply.

What do you think?

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http://www.alibi.com/editorial/section_display.php?di=2005-10-20&scn=news#13096
Covering Our Tracks

A recent lawsuit asks how much radioactive waste should legally be allowed to remain over Albuquerque's aquifer

Out over the East Mesa, sitting 460 feet above the city's sole groundwater supply, five miles southeast of the Albuquerque International Sunport and just a mile east of Mesa del Sol, a large-scale residential development that will soon be popping up over the horizon, lies a piece of land with a troubling history.

Sandia National Laboratories' Mixed Waste Landfill, a repository for varying degrees of radioactive and hazardous waste, has caused quite a stir over the years. Established during the Cold War in 1959 and closed in 1988, it serves as a graveyard for nuclear weapons research materials. With more than 40 types of radioactive elements buried beneath a mere 15-25 feet of dirt, there has been a great controversy within the last few years over what to do with the site.