Public Meeting and Public Comment Period for Copper Water Quality Criteria for Pajarito Plateau

Public Comment Period: September 25 – November 9, 2023

On behalf of the DOE Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office, legacy cleanup contractor N3B Los Alamos will conduct a public meeting and 45-day public comment period for adopting new water quality criteria for copper for surface waters around Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The water quality criteria is being developed in accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s nationally recommended copper water quality criteria for protection of aquatic life.

The draft report is available for comment and is available here: Download Draft Report. Written and oral comments will be given equal weight and N3B will consider all comments received or postmarked by November 9, 2023. Written comments should be sent to N3B Copper Water Quality Criteria Comments, 1200 Trinity Drive, Suite 150, Los Alamos NM 87544, or email to: [email protected]