CRI Waste Site, New Mexico

Controlled Recovery Inc. operates a hazardous waste site in the southeast corner of New Mexico. It serves primarily the oil and gas industry of the region, which extends into the oil fields of the Permian Basin in adjacent Texas. The 284 acre site contains burial pits, remediation facilities, tanks, and evaporation ponds. It is located on Highway 62/180 near the settlement of Halfway, in a part of New Mexico that contains a number of radioactive and hazardous waste sites that serve the nation.