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Category Archives: Current Issues
Air Quality Monitoring Now Operational in Placitas
Thanks to the help of the La Mesa Water Cooperative and others in our community, we were able to get NMED’s Air Quality Bureau to set up a real time air quality monitor on one of La Mesa’s pump houses … Continue reading
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The public understands its dependence on clean air and water- And Oil.
By Mike Neas – In New Mexico Statute 70-2-1, the legislature make it clear with emphasis that the prohibition of waste is the duty of the Oil Conservation Division, (OCD). It states; “The division is hereby empowered, and it is its … Continue reading
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Response to SandRidge Consultant ABQ Journal Article
We noted the comments from Bob Gallagher, former consultant to Sand Ridge, about how Sandoval County officials allegedly misled him about the application by SandRidge for a zoning change and approval to drill. We were especially amused by his characterization … Continue reading
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Pipeline Monitoring Experiment?
Taxation without benefit? This was exactly what fostered the creation of the Eastern Sandoval Citizens Association (ES-CA), and you can still see on your tax bill, and likely for the next decade, a remnant of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (ESCAFCA) … Continue reading
A Journey of 1,000 Miles
By Alan Friedman – A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – An oilfield of 1000 wells begins with a single well SandRidge’s projected well is sited on two acres of land owned by a subsidiary … Continue reading
Intervention Hearing . . . To Be Continued!
By Dick Ulmer – Steve Vaughan and I attended the District Court hearing last Friday morning (Friday, November 13, 2015) in the Sandoval County Court House—the Honorable Judge Cindy Mercer, presiding. The lawyer representing Mt Adams (MT, the landowner, who … Continue reading
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2015 District Representative Candidates’ Biographies
To see the ES-CA District Map click ES-CA Boundaries. District 1 (approximately from I-25 to mile post 2): Ed Majka and his wife Marjorie have been New Mexico residents for 17 years and lived in Placitas since 2007. Currently retired; … Continue reading
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FISHER SAND AND GRAVEL UPDATE
On behalf of the ES-CA Board, I met with Dave Olson, Managing Partner of the Fisher Sand and Gravel Company, on Wednesday, October 07, 2015, to discuss the recently started operations at the Fisher Sand and Gravel Mining operation, located … Continue reading
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ES-CA Board Meeting of October 5, 2015
The ES-CA Board had its regularly scheduled meeting on October 5. Attending the meeting were Bob Gorrell, Ed Majka, Lynn Koch, Susan Fullas and Chris Daul. Also attending was LPA president Sandy Johnson and LPT Chair Dick Ulmer. Dick reported … Continue reading
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BLM September 17 RAC Meeting
By Dick Ulmer – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) met on September 17, 2015 at the new BLM office in Albuquerque. This is a group of NM citizen volunteers from a variety of experience/knowledge background … Continue reading