CRRUA says it has passed October arsenic tests

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.

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.

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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