Public Meeting: Tuesday, March 24, 12 – 2 p.m. MT on Requested Modifications to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Hazardous Waste Facility Permit

WHO: U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) and Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (SIMCO)

WHAT: The DOE and SIMCO will conduct an in-person and virtual pre-submittal meeting to provide information on the following planned Class 2 Permit Modifications Requests (PMRs) for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Hazardous Waste Facility Permit:

  • Revise Reporting Frequencies and Clarify Reporting Periods Associated with the Volatile Organic Compound
  • Revise Reporting Frequencies, Incorporate Groundwater Surface Elevation Report into Annual Culebra Groundwater Report, and Delineate Reporting Periods Associated with the Water Level Monitoring Reporting Periods
  • Revise the Mine Ventilation Rate Monitoring Report from Permit Part 4 and Permit Attachment A2
  • Remove Permit Attachment O

The purpose of this pre-submittal meeting is to provide information pertaining to planned Class 2 PMRs. Questions and comments outside the scope of these PMRs should be directed to the WIPP Community Forum.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 12 – 2 p.m. (MST) 

WHERE: Skeen-Whitlock Building, 4021 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220

REGISTRATION LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/x1Jf5W6NQ_aSvoiyZs5vqQ  

QUESTIONS: For questions regarding this pre-submittal meeting please contact the WIPP Information Center at infocntr@wipp.doe.gov or by calling 1-800-336-9477.

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