Superfund Site
Pinos Altos Mining District
0.5 Miles Southeast Of Pino Altos, Near Pinos Altos, NM 88053
National Priorities List: No
Status: Active
Pinos Altos Mining District is a superfund site located at 0.5 Miles Southeast Of Pino Altos, Near Pinos Altos, NM 88053. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Pinos Altos Mining District 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. Pinos Altos Mining District 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.
