By Algernon D’Ammassa
Albuquerque Journal
May 6, 2025
SUNLAND PARK — A beleaguered water utility serving nearly 20,000 people in Santa Teresa, Sunland Park and southern Doña Ana County reported progress Monday on correcting deficiencies in assuring safe drinking water cited by the New Mexico Environment Department.
The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, or CRRUA, announced it had corrected 55 out of 58 issues reported in the NMED’s 2023 Sanitary Survey Inspection, detailing its responses on a progress checklist posted on the utility’s website, with the latest developments consisting of water tank inspections.
“CRRUA has made tremendous progress in upgrading the utility system for the health and safety of our customers,” Juan Carlos Crosby, the utility’s executive director, said in a written statement. “These latest corrections bring us that much closer to reaching 100% compliance in addressing the deficiencies identified by NMED in its 2023 Sanitary Survey, which results in the continued delivery of safe water and improved service.”
Nonetheless, approximately 90 CRRUA customers and community members gathered for a rally outside CRRUA’s Sunland Park offices Monday evening to voice continuing demands for accountability and compensatory measures for households dependent on a water utility that has repeatedly failed in recent years to comply with federal safety standards. …
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