BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Illegal tire dumping has become a growing issue over the past year near the Route 66 Visitor Center on Albuquerque's West Mesa. Thousands of tires have been dumped illegally over the past year across two sites, something Bernalillo County said has consequences. "We have waterways that go through here. The arroyo, once there is water flowing through, if there are chemicals that have seeped into the ground from [...] ...read more read less