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Residents demand Spanish notices, expert briefing on new lead-and-copper rule
Summary
Multiple residents urged the City Council to require Las Cruces Utilities to send bilingual notices about the EPA's new lead-and-copper rule, asked for a public briefing with experts and raised questions about the city's field methods for identifying lead service lines.
Residents pressed the Las Cruces City Council on Feb. 4 to provide clearer, bilingual outreach and an expert briefing about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new Lead and Copper Rule.
The most detailed public appeals came during the public participation period, when Lynn Moore, a Las Cruces resident, said she and other citizens had submitted a petition and that a briefing presented previously was "flawed and didn't provide any opportunity for the public to ask questions or make comments." Moore said the petition included 52 signatures asking for a city-council-level briefing so council members and the public could hear experts and ask questions.
Liz Rodriguez Johnson, another resident, told the council she was "deeply disturbed" that Las Cruces Utilities' mailed notice about the new rule was not printed in…
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