Soil dumped at Belen lot contaminated above acceptable levels

BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – A Belen resident was right. The dumping going on near his home was not legal.
Larry Fuller says the smell of sewage and petroleum is emitting from the dirt being dumped on Belen’s west mesa and is intolerable.
It’s coming from a lot at Reinkein and Main Street where a new Domino’s is being built. There used to be an auto dealership there.
County officials say preliminary tests show the dirt is contaminated above acceptable levels. Contractors have bee