Does the Rio Grande meet water quality standards?
Yes. Raw and untreated Rio Grande water at the site of the BDD Project currently meets water standards for radionuclides such as those of California and Colorado that are 100 times more stringent than current federal drinking water standards. The BDD Project Board supports more stringent water quality standards for the Rio Grande near Santa Fe and Los Alamos proposed by the NMED’s Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards. NMED’s Surface Water Quality Bureau has adopted more stringent water quality standards for the Rio Grande at Buckman. These proposals address several LANL contaminants carried in storm water runoff. For more information, visit the Water Quality-Surface Water Quality section of this website.
