NMED News:
ANGEL FIRE — The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau confirms that a boil water advisory is required for the Village of Angel Fire.
The Village of Angel Fire was required to issue the advisory Aug. 11, 2023, after E. coli, a bacteria, was detected in water samples collected from the water system’s distribution and Peralta 2 Well.
New Mexico drinking water regulations require the Village of Angel Fire to notify their water system consumers of this finding as soon as practical but no later than 24 hours after the system is notified of the confirmation of the violation.
The Village of Angel Fire is a community public water system that serves approximately 6,045 users. This advisory applies only to the drinking water from the Village of Angel Fire and does not extend to any other surrounding water systems.
The Village of Angel Fire users are advised to boil water for three minutes before:
- Drinking
- Making coffee, tea and other drinks
- Making ice
- Cooking
- Washing fruits and vegetables
- Using the water to feed a baby
- Brushing teeth
- Providing as drinking water for pets
The presence of E. coli in water indicates that the water may have been in contact with sewage or animal wastes and could contain disease-causing organisms. Most strains of E. coli are harmless and live in the intestines of healthy humans and animals. However, a positive test for E. coli in the drinking water supply may indicate the presence of dangerous strains of E. coli or other disease-causing organisms. These types of organisms may cause severe gastrointestinal illness and, in rare cases, death. Children, the elderly and immuno-compromised individuals are at an increased risk for illness.
The Drinking Water Bureau will provide compliance oversight and offer technical assistance to the water system and require the Village of Angel Fire to continue to test the water until no further threat of contamination remains.
More information about boil water advisories in English and Spanish is available here.
For more information on this announcement, call Drinking Water Bureau’s Compliance Supervisor Brandi Littleton at 575.323.4298.