Feds Pull Funding for Lab Water Monitoring

The feds have pulled funding for critical stormwater sampling near Los Alamos National Laboratory, shifting the cost to the Buckman Direct Diversion and its partners. This monitoring, once paid for by the Department of Energy, helped detect contaminants from decades of weapons testing and triggered shutdowns during heavy storms to protect the Rio Grande—a vital drinking water source for Santa Fe. While no immediate risk exists and the shutdown system still works, the loss of federal funding means the diversion agency now shoulders the expense to maintain water safety. The lab continues its own campus testing, but river monitoring remains essential to ensure cleanup efforts are effective and public water remains uncontaminated. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/52a7ee298237d920