New Mexico ICE Jail Has to Truck Water Into Town That Declared a Water Emergency

New Mexico ICE Jail Has to Truck Water Into Town That Declared a Water Emergency

The Torrance County Detention Facility has been the subject of complaints about sewer and water problems in the past.

New Mexico town, detention center face water shortage

Last year, the town of Estancia, N.M., asked residents to conserve water because its wells were not producing adequately. (Town of Estancia via Inside Climate News)This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Following years of drought, the wells in Estancia, N.M., are running dry. After declaring a water em…