Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA · New Mexico
Site of a large documented jet fuel release affecting groundwater near a municipal well field.
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Documented hazards
Bulk fuels facility jet fuel release (EDB and benzene in groundwater)
- Documented period
- Undetected leakage estimated from the 1950s until discovery in 1999
- Potential exposure pathways
- Groundwater, Soil, Fuel or solvent handling
What is documented
A leaking fuel line and facility released aviation fuel to soil and groundwater, producing a plume monitored and remediated with state and federal oversight.
Documented hazard — not a VA presumptive exposure location
VA has not established a location-based presumption of exposure for this installation and period. Service here does not by itself establish exposure or service connection.
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