Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Eddy County, New Mexico
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Eddy County is a landfill. Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is also known as WIPP. Ⓦ.
- Land Use
- landfill
Streets nearby
Louis Whitlock Road0.5 mi
Wipp Road0.8 mi
Mills Ranch Road2.6 mi
Campbell Road4.1 mi
Cimarron Road4.6 mi
Red Road5.8 mi
Mobley Ranch Road6.0 mi
Cliffs nearby
LIvingston Ridge3.9 mi
Industrial areas nearby
WIPP Substation0.3 mi
Livingston Ridge Substation2.5 mi
Mesquite West Gramma Ridge SWD5.3 mi
Sand Dunes Substation6.0 mi
Waters nearby
Hill Tank2.9 mi
Red Tank4.1 mi
Noya Tank4.3 mi
Lost Tank5.4 mi
Other nearby
IMC #4 Substation5.5 mi
Duval #3 Substation5.7 mi
| Named after | low-level waste, isolation, pilot experiment |
|---|---|
| Year built | 1979 |
| Official opening | 1999 |
| Elevation | 293 m |
| Located in | Eddy County |
| Country | United States |
| Website | http://www.wipp.energy.gov/ |
| Part of | United States Department of Energy |
| Railway | |
| Bus | |
| Streetcar |
| Bike path | |
| Bike lane on roadway | |
| Cycling allowed on bus lane | |
| Bicycle street | |
| Open to cyclists | |
| Open to cyclists, good path | |
| Cycling prohibited | |
| Cobblestone |
| Long-distance bike route | (depending on scale) | |
| Long-distance bike route |
| Path |
| Long-distance hiking trail | (depending on scale) | |
| Long-distance hiking trail | ||
| Pedestrians prohibited |