Superfund Site
Horizon Potash Mine
19 Mi Ne Of Carlsbad, Off Nm St Hwy 31, Carlsbad, NM 88220
National Priorities List: No
Status: Active
Horizon Potash Mine is a superfund site located at 19 Mi Ne Of Carlsbad, Off Nm St Hwy 31, Carlsbad, NM 88220. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Horizon Potash Mine because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Horizon Potash Mine is currently registered as an Active superfund site by the EPA. However, it is not on the NPL (National Priorities List), which means the EPA does not consider it one of the nation's most hazardous waste sites.
