- 50-Year Environmental Stewardship Plan ›
- Clean the Past ›
- Control the Present ›
- Introduction
- Something in the Air? ›
- Protections: Sediment ›
- Protections: Sediment Control = Contaminant Retention
- Tour: Sediment Retention
- Protection #2: Trap and Remove Sediment
- Stormwater Controls
- Stop Contaminant Movement & the Individual Permit
- View of Stormwater Monitoring Sites
- Stormwater Control Structures
- How are the aftereffects of wildfire managed?
- Las Conchas Wildfire
- Stormwater Controls after Wildfire
- Los Alamos Canyon Weir
- 10,000 Willows
- Pueblo Canyon Grade Control Structure
- Early Notification Gages
- Protections: Monitoring ›
- Protection #3: Monitor and Survey
- Tour: Environmental Monitoring
- Groundwater Monitoring
- How does LANL determine where to put a monitoring well?
- Protection of the Groundwater Resource
- The Location Investigation Process
- The Location Determination Process
- Monitoring Well Placement
- Contaminant Sources
- Groundwater Monitoring Network
- View of Groundwater Monitoring Sites
- Well Placement Decision Process
- Create a Sustainable Future ›
- Multimedia ›
Las Conchas Wildfire
Las Conchas burn area
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In 2011, the Las Conchas fire burned nearly 157,000 acres, some of which drained into LANL.
In 2000, the Cerro Grande fire burned nearly 7,000 acres on LANL property and nearly 47,000 acres total.
What happens when a fire severely burns an area?
The area cannot retain rainwater as easily and more runs off. LANL installs and maintains scores of runoff mitigation structures to slow the water and redirect it away from problem areas.
A NASA picture of the Las Conchas Fire on June 26, 2011