PUBLIC NOTICE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER

City of Las Vegas water system Failed to Correct Significant Deficiencies Within Required Time Frame

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Our water system recently violated a drinking water requirement. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we did (are doing) to correct this situation.

A routine sanitary survey conducted on January 7, 2025, by the New Mexico Environment Department-Drinking Water Bureau (NMED DWB) found significant deficiencies in our water system. The following have not been corrected.

·        005P - Inadequate treatment plant failure alarm or auto shutdown

·        004C - Inadequate or lack of an operations and maintenance plan or necessary operational policies

We were required to take action to correct these deficiencies. However, we failed to take this action by the deadline established by the NMED DWB.

What should I do?

·        There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.

·        If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are pregnant, or are elderly, you may be at increased risk and should seek advice from your health care providers about drinking this water. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.

What does this mean?

This is not an emergency. If it had been, you would have been notified within 24 hours.

Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches.

These symptoms, however, are not caused only by organisms in drinking water, but also by other factors. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice.

What is being done

 005P - Inadequate treatment plant failure alarm or auto shutdown – There is an existing general auto dialer alarm in place but it is not tailored to the new system.  The new SCADA system has been installed but is not complete.  It will be complete by January 2026.

 004C - Inadequate or lack of an operations and maintenance plan or necessary operational policies – The City of Las Vegas has submitted an O & M plan to the NM Environment Department Drinking Water Bureau.  However, additional requirements have been added to meet the current and future needs of the City.

Travis Martinez; Tmartinez@lasvegasnm.gov City of Las Vegas water system, NM3518025 905 12th Street

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.