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Residents press for clearer water-service testing under new lead-and-copper rule; city schedules community forum, pledges Spanish outreach
Summary
Public commenters criticized the city's use of meter-box checks to identify lead service lines and asked for a full public briefing; the city manager said utilities staff will hold a community meeting with experts and that information will be updated online and translated.
Several speakers at the Jan. 21 Las Cruces City Council meeting urged the city to provide clearer, bilingual public information and a formal public briefing on implementation of EPA27s new lead-and-copper rule.
Lynn Moore, who identified herself as a former environmental lawyer in Nebraska, said a November council briefing on the new rule did not allow public questions and that the city27s current practice of relying on a visual check inside the meter box to identify service-line materials is inadequate. Moore reported consulting six licensed local plumbers who said looking through the meter box is…
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