Sunland Park Sets Course to Absorb Water Utility

A vote by the Sunland Park City Council last week set the city on course to absorb the nonprofit water utility serving an estimated 19,466 individuals and industrial areas in Sunland Park and Santa Teresa.

At its June 4 meeting, the council unanimously established a new city utility department, after Doña Ana County voted last month to dissolve its compact with the city creating the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) in 2009. …