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Buckman board updates MOU talks with Los Alamos, seeks October draft
Summary
Board members heard a verbal update on negotiating a memorandum of understanding with Los Alamos National Laboratory/DOE oversight for early-notification and water-quality sampling, and staff said they aim to return with a draft for board consideration in October.
The Buckman Direct Diversion Board heard a verbal update Sept. 4 on negotiations for a new memorandum of understanding with Los Alamos National Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy oversight officials to formalize early-notification system (ENS) procedures and funding for Rio Grande sampling. The board was told the parties have held recent technical meetings with LANL subcontractors and DOE oversight staff and that staff hope to return with a proposed MOU for board consideration at the Oct. 2 meeting. Board chair Justin Green said the board wants the work finished promptly; board staff and negotiators described a multi-step process of technical meetings that has been slowed by equipment reliability and staffing changes. “[W]e…
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