by NMELC | Mar 12, 2025 | NMELC in the News
KOAT 7
March 12, 2025
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. —People living in Sunland Park people are demanding clean water, regular testing and a pause on changes to water service rates.
This week the city’s water service, Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, held a board meeting where residents showed samples of recent discolored water. …
by NMELC | Mar 10, 2025 | NMELC in the News
Paul Schulz
KIVA-7
March 10, 2025
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — Several Sunland Park spoke at Monday’s Camino Real Regional Utility Authority board meeting, demanding clean water, regular testing and no changes to the rate over the next four years. …
by NMELC | Mar 3, 2025 | NMELC in the News
Leaked recording reveals firings and disarray at agency
By Patrick Lohmann
Source NM
March 3, 2025
The leader of the Cibola National Forest told Forest Service employees at a staff meeting Wednesday that the agency would be refocusing on “mission critical” areas like uranium mining, according to a recording of the meeting Source New Mexico obtained. Officials also told staff that 15 employees had been fired. …
by NMELC | Feb 13, 2025 | News, Press Releases
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Inspection Follows Meetings with & Requests by Community Members
SUNLAND PARK, NM—On February 4, 2025, representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted an on-site inspection of the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA). The EPA inspected CRRUA’s four arsenic treatment facilities, water wells and reviewed CRRUA’s operations and maintenance records. …
by NMELC | Feb 3, 2025 | NMELC in the News
By Maria Fernandez
Daily Lobo
February 3, 2025
On Jan. 17, the Environmental Protection Agency announced an investigation into the City of Albuquerque and the Albuquerque City Council over allegedly discriminating against a South Valley neighborhood by taking action to prevent the adoption of a rule to reduce pollution in the area.
The investigation stems from two complaints filed by the Mountain View Coalition and the New Mexico Environmental Law Center. …