KFOX 14
August 15, 2024
by David Ibave
SUNLAND PARK, N. M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — The troubled utility company that services Sunland Park and Santa Teresa is in hot water as residents have asked the New Mexico Department of Justice to investigate it for alleged environmental violations.
On Friday, Aug. 2, the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, acting on behalf of Sunland Park and Santa Teresa residents, submitted a request to the state’s DOJ and Office of the State Auditor to investigate the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) for several alleged violations.
The New Mexico Environmental Law Center, which is representing the residents, said,
As a public utility, it is CRRUA’s responsibility to provide consistently clean and safe water to the communities it exists to serve; yet CRRUA continues to shift the burden and blame onto the public for the ongoing water crisis, without any regard for the harm it has and continues to inflict on the communities of Sunland Park and Santa Teresa. …