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Dona Ana County approves funding, conditions to support CRUWA system repairs and dissolution oversight

5579340 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved immediate expenditures and directed staff to provide case-by-case letters of assurance to support CRUWA grant applications as the county prepares to assume water and wastewater assets.

The Dona Ana County Commission on Aug. 12 approved a resolution authorizing immediate and conditional financial steps to stabilize water and wastewater assets held by the County's utility authority (CRUWA) as the authority moves toward dissolution or transfer. The board approved a package that includes repair funding, installation of monitoring systems and limited assurances for potential creditors and funders.

Assistant County Manager Steven Lopez told the board the county and the City of Sunland Park are coordinating the dissolution of CRUWA and that investments made by the county into infrastructure would remain county property while municipal improvements within Sunland…

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