New Mexico environment, health officials to host Sunland Park meeting on water quality

By: Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 337

Last Updated: 1 day, 20 hours ago

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Following the recent settlement for arsenic violations by a troubled Southern New Mexico water utility, state environment and health officials are holding a community meeting on water quality in Sunland Park on April 7.

The water pulled from the aquifers in Southern Doña Ana has levels of arsenic that violate federal drinking water legal limits, and must be treated to remove the mineral. In February, the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority settled with …

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