NM wants company to take responsibility for cavern

This undated image provided by the National Cave and Karst Research Institute shows a collapsed brine well near Artesia, N.M. State officials say a brine well in Carlsbad, N.M., has similar characteristics to this well that collapsed in July 2008.

[bob]

well, that's just unamerikan. everyone knows here in amerika the corparations rake in billions raping public lands but leave the enviromental clean-up for the tax-payer.(superfund, etc)

[archie]

so do tell---what ya gonna do 'bout it

[bob]

find whoever profitted from mining the cavern out in the first place, offer to let them finance a solution. if they're reluctant to do so, run him and all his worldly posesions through a shredder and pump it all down hole till you get full reurns.

[old huzzy]

so who do we get to sue (rubbing hands together). have they decided yet. hehehe

[funny]

current owner has owned the well for only about 2 years... previous owner pumped it for 20 years

new guy is screwed.........

[bob]

buyer beware

[slow]

bob wrote:

buyer beware

so true, however i think issues like this run with the land.... ie the previous owner is also 'on the hook'....