Resources
Reports and References
Permits
A number of local, federal and state permits are required to build and operate the BDD. We’ve listed some of the key permits here. More information is also available by clicking the Permits button in the BDD Construction section.
ChemRisk LLC
A Summary of the Initial Public Meeting of the Buckman Direct Diversion Project Independent Peer Review, January 14, 2010, Jemez Room, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
APRIL 22, 2010
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6
“Authorization
to Discharge Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)”
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6
“Response
to Comments Received on the Subject Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit”
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
United States Department of the
Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals
Decision on Appeal to the Field Office Manager, Taos (New Mexico) Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management
JULY 10, 2008
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service,
Southwestern Region
Regional Office
“Decision on the appeal
filed on the October 5, 2007, Record of Decision (ROD) and Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) to authorize special use permits to the Buckman Direct
Diversion Board”
APRIL 25, 2008
U.S. Forest Service, Lincoln National Forest
Recommendation on the Disposition of the Appeal Filed in Protest of Record
of Decision and Environmental Impact Statement Concerning the Buckman Water
Diversion Project, Santa Fe National Forest
APRIL 23, 2008
Santa Fe National Forest and Taos Office of the Bureau
of Land Management
Record of Decision for the Buckman Water Diversion Project
FEBRUARY 12, 2008
Santa Fe National Forest and Taos Office of the Bureau
of Land Management
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Buckman Water Diversion Project
JULY 2007
U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service’s Biological
Opinion on the Effects of Actions Associated with the Biological Assessment
for Buckman Water Diversion Project,
Santa Fe National Forest, USDA Forest Service
JUNE 25, 2007
BDD Water Quality/LANL
The ChemRisk Independent Peer Review Preliminary Draft Report is available for download. Click here to see the report. Click here for more information on the Independent Peer Reviewer.
October 15, 2010
These documents and reports address BDD water quality issues including the effectiveness of the project to treat surface water with regard to potential “legacy” radionuclide contaminants from Los Alamos National Laboratory as well as LANL’s and other regulator’s plans to prevent contaminants from entering the Rio Grande.
ChemRisk LLC
A Summary of the Initial Public Meeting of the Buckman Direct Diversion Project Independent Peer Review, January 14, 2010, Jemez Room, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
APRIL 22, 2010
U.S. Department of Energy
Response by Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management of the U.S. Department of Energy Ines Triay to January 24, 2010 letter from BDD Board Chair Rebecca Wurzburger regarding update and request to intervene in negotiations between BDD Board and the National Nuclear Security Administration Los Alamos Site Office.
February 2010
New Mexico Representative Brian F. Egolf
House Memorial 21, 49th Legislature – State of New Mexico, Second Session
“Urging the National Nuclear Security Administration of the United States Department of Energy and Los Alamos National Laboratory to actively work with the Buckman Direct Diversion Board to Ensure the Safety of Santa Fe’s Drinking Water.”
February 2010
ChemRisk, LLC, Independent Peer Reviewer
Introduction to the Buckman Direct Diversion Project Independent Peer Review – PowerPoint presentation at the first of three public meetings for the BDD Independent Peer Review.
January 14, 2010
New Mexico Representative Brian F. Egolf
House Memorial 120, 49th Legislature,
State of New Mexico,
”Urging the National Nuclear Security Agency of
the United States to Actively work with the City of Santa Fe Buckman Direct
Diversion Board and the Los Alamos National laboratory to Ensure the Safety
of Santa Fe’s Drinking Water”
MARCH 18, 2009
Kerry J. Howe, P.E., BCEE
Review of Water Quality in the Rio Grande for
Potable Use, PowerPoint presentation to RMS AWWA/WEF Lunch Seminar
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
New Mexico Environment Department Hazardous Waste Bureau
“Approval
with Modifications Supplemental Interim measure Work Plan (SIWP) to Mitigate
Contaminated Sediment Transport in Los Alamos and Pueblo Canyons, Los Alamos
National Laboratory”
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
New Mexico Environment Department Hazardous Waste Bureau
“Approval
with Modifications for Sediment Removal at the Los Alamos Canyon Low Head
Weir Los Alamos National Laboratory”
JANUARY 27, 2009
Los Alamos National Laboratory
“Supplemental
Interim Measures Work Plan to Mitigate Contaminated Sediment Transport in
Los Alamos and Pueblo Canyons”
OCTOBER 2008
Dave Englert, Michael Dale, Ralph Ford-Schmid and Kim Granzow, New Mexico
Environment Department, Department of Energy Oversight Bureau
“Los
Alamos National Laboratory Legacy Contaminant Study at the Buckman Direct
Diversion”
AUGUST 2008
Dr. Kerry J. Howe, P.E., BCEE
“Final Report – Effectiveness
of the Proposed Santa Fe City/County Water Treatment Plant for Removing Radiological
and Other Specific Contaminants”
APRIL 15, 2008
Los Alamos National Laboratory
“Interim
Measure Work Plan to Mitigate Contaminated Sediment Transport in Los Alamos
and Pueblo Canyons”
FEBRUARY
2008
Economic and Miscellaneous Reports
This section includes any independent research projects commissioned by
the BDD Board or that relate to the Buckman Direct Diversion Project
University of New Mexico Bureau of Business and Economic Research
“Estimated
Economic Impacts of the Buckman Direct Diversion Project”
JANUARY
30, 2009
City of Santa Fe Water Division
2008 Water Quality Report