State Regulators To Fine Company Over Crouch Mesa Water

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — State regulators have announced they will fine a water company for failing to restore safe drinking water to a Farmington-area community. The Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/2dfigTa ) that the New Mexico Environment Department has issued an emergency order because of AV Water Company's lack of progress restoring water to Harvest Gold customers. The emergency order imposes a $1,000 per day fine on AV water for each directive from the state that is not accomplished by upcoming deadlines. AV Water attorney Germaine Chappelle says crews are working to upgrade Harvest Gold's pressure filter and that some customers may be without water during the process, but that the company is very close to being in compliance. AV Water Co. customers in the Morningstar and Harvest Gold systems were issued a boil-water advisory in June.