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Residents tell council Las Cruces Utilities underreported lead in drinking water
Summary
Multiple residents told the Las Cruces City Council that city utility sampling is infrequent and that reported lead results understate laboratory findings, citing sample readings up to 89 parts per billion and alleging failures to resample or notify affected homeowners.
At Monday’s Las Cruces City Council meeting, several residents accused Las Cruces Utilities of inadequate sampling and inconsistent reporting of lead levels in drinking water, calling for accountability and corrective action.
Lynn Moorer, a public commenter who brought charts and handouts to the dais, said the utility sampled only about 154 properties from 2015 through 2024 ‘‘out of about 40,000 connections citywide’’ and that the department’s consumer confidence reports showed lower lead levels than laboratory records. Moorer said utility records include five exceedances of the EPA action level (15 parts per…
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