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Residents press city on lead-and-copper inventory; utilities director says annual updates and NMED approval in place
Summary
Several residents told the Las Cruces City Council on Sept. 2 that the city’s handling of the federal lead-and-copper rule and its service-line inventory is incomplete and risks leaving vulnerable residents unprotected.
Several residents told the Las Cruces City Council on Sept. 2 that the city’s handling of the federal lead-and-copper rule and its service-line inventory is incomplete and risks leaving vulnerable residents unprotected. Utilities Director Adrien Widmer told the council the city’s approach includes annual inventory updates and that the New Mexico Environment Department has approved the city’s customer-notice process.
Why it matters: Under the federal rule, identifying lead and galvanized lines informs priority outreach, testing and replacement decisions. Public commenters said omissions and characterization practices in the city’s inventory could keep properties from receiving required notification and timely testing.
In public comment, Lynn Moore said the…
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