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Residents press Las Cruces Utilities on lead-and-copper notices, inventory accuracy
Summary
Two residents told the City Council they remain unconvinced Las Cruces Utilities is complying with the federal lead-and-copper rule, saying customer notices, inventory data and Spanish-language materials are inadequate and asking for outside review and funding plans for pipe replacement.
Two residents told the Las Cruces City Council on Sept. 15 they remain concerned that Las Cruces Utilities has not fully complied with the federal lead-and-copper rule and that public information about service-line materials is incomplete and misleading.
At a public-comment period dominated by utility concerns, Lynn Moore told the council she had requested “all notices notifying new customers of their pipe material” and said the city's response at an earlier meeting misrepresented her request. Moore said the notices required by the rule “must...be provided at the time of service initiation” and that the city’s inventory and customer notices leave property owners with “significant problems.”
Moore said the utilities inventory omits…
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