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Utilities say Las Cruces water measures well below EPA lead action level; city to use Water Trust Board funds for service‑line replacements
Summary
Assistant Utilities Director Carl Clark told council the city’s Consumer Confidence Report shows system lead at about 2 ppb — well under the EPA action level of 15 ppb — and staff said forthcoming Water Trust Board funds will support lead service line replacement after the survey identifies affected properties.
Assistant Utilities Director Carl Clark presented the city’s Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) and answered council questions about lead in drinking water.
Clark said CCRs are required annually by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and that the Spanish version is posted online as soon as the mailing goes out. He emphasized the relative quantities involved when discussing parts per billion, explaining the EPA action level for lead is 15 parts per billion while Las Cruces’s water currently measures at about 2…
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