Feds offer NM counties $1M to address water contamination from flooding

Victims of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire can apply for federal Agriculture Department funding to address post-fire water contamination.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 293

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Northern New Mexico residents who recently suffered drinking water contamination due to the 2022 Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire can now receive funding for repairs or a treatment system from the federal Agriculture Department, according to U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.)

Leger Fernández, in a post on social media this week, said the United States Department of Agriculture has agreed to provide up to $1 million to address the post-fire water contamination discovered last …

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