It’s not a complete environmental assessment. It does not talk about the petroleum/88% phosphoric acid spill in the Huron River that occurred in 2010 near the site [link]. That spill was unsolved, and so the report should talk about the spill, why it was unsolved and the steps being taken to solve the spill and future spills. It should address the question, ‘was any phosphoric acid used in the area on any parking lots or tanks?’. ‘were any fuel tanks removed in 2010 and were there any spills or cleaning operations associated with those tanks?’. This spill covered the Huron River from the hospitals to Gallup and flowed for hours, it should not be excluded from the environmental assessment. The spill was large enough that they ran out of equipment when tackling the spill. If the university cannot solve a spill that flowed through its own property, then serious questions should be raised to the environmental hazards in the area, DPS’s inability to solve the hazards, and preventative actions taken to prevent future oil/acid spills.
]]>