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Albuquerque: Water Authority cuts fluoride from city water
Fluoride is no longer being added to Albuquerque’s drinking water. City officials argued supplemental fluoride is not necessary to meet current standards, but a local dentist said they should think twice.
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Albuquerque: Water Authority cuts fluoride from city water
Fluoride is no longer being added to Albuquerque’s drinking water. City officials argued supplemental fluoride is not necessary to meet current standards, but a local dentist said they should think twice. “It is virtually indisputable that fluoride reduces, drastically reduces, the incidents of tooth decay in the general population,” Dr. Paul Dunn said. In the […]
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New Mexico issues violation notice for Helena Chemical
LAS CRUCES – The state announced Thursday it has issued a notice of violation to Helena Chemical Co. in connection to its groundwater cleanup plan for a Mesquite fertilizer facility, one day after the company won a defamation lawsuit against a local community activist. In addition, the New Mexico Environment Department also said it has […]
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Española: City Receives Well Funds
The city of Española has received $500,000 in federal funding that could help restore two wells to working order. This is the first time the city had received funding from the Community Development Program since 1996, when $187,500 was awarded to the city for the construction of a domestic violence shelter, Grants Administrator Lupita DeHerrera […]
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Village of Floyd awaits stimulus funds for water plant
The Village of Floyd is waiting for promised federal stimulus money to find a contractor and start its water treatment plant. The plant is designed to remove fluoride and arsenic from the water. “We’re ready to go for bid as soon as the (stimulus) funds are secured,” said Village Clerk Toni Whitecotton. The village is […]
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Cuatro Villas: Wells contaminated with fluoride, arsenic and uranium
Excerpt: Over 100 households in La Puebla will have access to safer drinking water in the new year when the Cuatro Villas water association completes its first pipeline. Work crews are scheduled to begin construction Jan. 19 of a 12,000-foot water line connecting the city of Espanola’s water system to end users in La Puebla. […]
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Well water testing free in Las Vegas, New Mexico
EXCERPT: Well water testing free in Las Vegas The state Environment Department will test water for private domestic well owners from Las Vegas, N.M., and surrounding rural areas in San Miguel County from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday The free testing will be held at the city of Las Vegas’ Abe Montoya Recreation Center […]
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Artesia man suffers burns at Navajo Refining
ARTESIA – An accident at Navajo Refining on Monday morning left one man injured as several agencies responded to an acid release. Shortly before 9 a.m., a call went out for assistance to the refinery. Crews later found a leak, which was the result of a defective valve in a -inch bleeder line connected to […]
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Molycorp regulation challenge rejected
QUESTA, N.M. – The state has turned down Molycorp’s challenge to New Mexico’s authority to regulate ground water contamination beneath the company’s molybdenum mine here. The Water Quality Control Commission on Tuesday ruled Molycorp missed – by four years – a deadline to oppose controls on the contamination. The ruling means the state will move […]
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