State hearings on Southern New Mexico water utility fines postponed

State hearings on Southern New Mexico water utility fines postponed

A photo of the drying bed at the Santa Teresa Community Arsenic Treatment Facility included in a recent inspection of the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority. (Courtesy of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / David Esparza) Attorneys for state regulators and a Southern New Mexico water utility facing $250,000 in fines for arsenic level violations have agreed to push back hearings about the penalties. The hearings scheduled for Tuesday and W…