EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9 it has passed its voluntary monthly arsenic tests for October.
CRRUA, which provides water and wastewater service to Sunland Park and Santa Teresa, has been under fire for months over concerns about water quality and discolored water.
Test results released by Eurofins Environment Testing, a water testing lab certified by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), show that arsenic levels at three arsenic treatment facilities (ATF) operated by CRRUA are below the federal limit of 10 parts per billion (ppb.), according to the utility.
The utility excluded the Border Entry ATF from its monthly voluntary testing due to its continued meeting of all NMED requirements, according to CRRUA.
CRRUA voluntary monthly arsenic test results from samples taken Oct. 1.
Sample Location
Arsenic Treatment Facility (ATF)Sample Result (ppb.)Arsenic MCL10 (ppb.)Sunland Park ATF4.3Below MCLSanta Teresa Community ATF4.5Below MCLSanta Teresa Industrial Park ATF6.2Below MCLBorder Entry ATFExcludedN/AData provided by CRRUA
The utility said NMED’s third-quarter arsenic test results from water samples it collected on July 30 at all four ATFs confirm that CRRUA’s arsenic levels remain below the Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum contaminant level (MCL) for drinking water of 10 ppb.
NMED 3rd QUARTER RESULTS/JULY 30, 2024Sample Location
Arsenic Treatment Facility (ATF)Sample Results (ppb.)Arsenic MCL 10 (ppb.) Santa Teresa Border Entry ATF3.0Below MCLIndustrial Park Arsenic ATF4.0Below MCL*Sunland Park Arsenic ATF9.0Below MCLSanta Teresa Community5.0Below MCLData provided by CRRUA
CRRUA said it has now passed fifteen arsenic water sample tests since January 24 including two NMED quarterly tests and thirteen voluntary monthly arsenic tests as verified by an independent laboratory.
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