RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A boil water advisory has been issued for an area in Rio Arriba County.
New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau said the advisory was issued on September 13 after "turbidity of more than 1 nephelometric turbidity units was confirmed in drinking water in the water system."
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The advisory is for the Navajo Lake State Park - Sims Mesa Water System. Around 110 water users are impacted by this, and officials are asking them not to consume water without boiling it for at least three minutes beforehand.