Editing Madrid, New Mexico (section)

==Environmental issues==
Black "gob piles" of accumulated spoil, the waste rock removed during coal mining, cover the hillsides and stain the red earth in the [[Arroyo (watercourse)|arroyo]] that runs between rows of Madrid's historic miners' cabins. These visible traces of the past bring money from tourists and filmmakers to the town, but they also create difficulty for many of the residents as rains cause [[abandoned mine drainage]] to flow down the hills in rivulets, covering roads and driveways, and flooding backyards, crawlspaces, and basements. The Abandoned Mine Land (AML) [[mine reclamation|Reclamation]] Program<ref>{{cite web |title=Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program |website=U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resources Revenue Data |url=https://revenuedata.doi.gov/how-revenue-works/aml-reclamation-program/}}</ref> has worked with residents to create some barricades to redirect the water flowing down the hills without removing or covering the coal piles that are a historic resource to the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=A tiny town's mining past brings movies, tourists and environmental problems |website=The Washington Post |first=Elizabeth | last = Miller |date=9 Jan 2022 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/09/tiny-towns-mining-past-brings-movies-tourists-environmental-problems/}}</ref> Residents disagree on what else should be done.