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Residents press Las Cruces to answer Lead and Copper Rule questions; demand utility transparency
Summary
Residents told the council the city's approach to identifying lead and galvanized service lines may be inadequate and urged Las Cruces Utilities to post answers to repeated questions about inspection methods, records and notification procedures for exceeded action levels.
At public comment during the Dec. 15 Las Cruces City Council meeting, multiple residents urged the city to be more transparent and thorough in complying with the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule, saying current inspection methods may miss lead-lined or galvanized piping.
"Only 1 deficiency has been properly corrected that we know of," Lynn Morr told the council, saying the city's inventory and inspection techniques are not sufficient to determine whether service lines are lead-lined and that the city should use methods capable of identifying lined piping. Morr said she and other residents have repeatedly asked for answers and asked that the utilities…
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