Chevron Questa Mine

Superfund site in Questa, NM · EPA ID NMD002899094

Chevron Questa Mine is a Superfund site in Questa, NM on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ALUMINUM, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC, BERYLLIUM. At Chevron Questa Mine, the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Yes
Groundwater migration under control
Yes
Construction complete
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
06
County
Taos

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Groundwater

  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Fluoride
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Nitrate
  • Sulfate
  • Total Dissolved Solids (Tds)
  • Uranium
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Leachate

  • Aluminum
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Fluoride
  • Manganese
  • Sulfate
  • Zinc

Sediment

  • Aluminum
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Zinc

Soil

  • Aroclor 1248
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Molybdenum

Solid Waste

  • Molybdenum

Surface Water

  • Aluminum
  • Cadmium
  • Copper

Location

NM HIGHWAY 38 RED RIVER CANYON, Questa, NM 87556

Latitude 36.700294, longitude -105.497706

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