PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO CLEAN UP AT LEAST PART OF THE 6-MILLION-TO-24 MILLION GALLON JET FUEL SPILL DISCOVERED AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE IN 1999. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE AIR FORCE WILL HAVE A SMALL PILOT PROJECT CLEANUP SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING BY JULY 1ST.
THE SYSTEM WILL REMOVE CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY THE SPILL FROM A 50-FOOT AREA. BUT CRITICS SAY IT'S NOT ENOUGH BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES JUST A FRACTION OF THE MILE LONG CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER. THE JET FUEL LEAKED FROM A UNDERGROUND PIPELINE ON BASE.
