As the City of Sunland Park (City) moves forward with incorporating the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) as the City’s new Water and Wastewater Utility Department, it continues to initiate improvements to the wastewater system.

On Sep. 18, 2025, the City was awarded a New Mexico Colonias Grant for the construction of a new lift station in the Riverside area to help reduce wastewater backup. The new lift station will replace the existing vacuum station that has experienced a series of breakdowns that resulted in sewage overflow.

UPDATE #2: Repairs have resumed on the broken water line impacting water service in the Anapra area. CRRUA will provides further updates. 

UPDATE - SERVICE IS RESTORED. The Anapra subdivision and surrounding area will experience an interruption in water service this afternoon for repairs to a water line leak.

Update - Service is restored. The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) is currently repairing a water line break at the intersection of McNutt Road and Racetrack Drive. Water service in the Anapra area will be interrupted during the repair process and CRRUA will provide progress updates.

The Sunland Park Fire Department is conducting hydrant flushes/testing today in the Sunland Park areas of Villa Valencia/Valencia Hills.

The actions may result in discolored water due to the disturbance of naturally occurring minerals in the distribution system. CRRUA recommends waiting for the water to become clear before washing laundry. 

The discoloration should disappear within 24 hours. If it does not, flush cold water faucets for several minutes.

CRRUA thanks its customers for their patience during this important process.  

In February 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a review of the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) and identified 64 areas of concern that needed to be corrected. CRRUA is continually making headway in correcting the areas of concern and has created this checklist to track progress. (ATF = Arsenic Treatment Facility)

UPDATE - Water service is restored. The Anapra subdivision and surrounding area will experience an interruption in water service today for a water line repair. There is no time estimate for the outage.

Once water service is restored, customers may notice discoloration due to naturally occurring minerals in the distribution system. CRRUA recommends waiting for the water to become clear before washing laundry. The discoloration should disappear within 24 hours. If it does not, customers should run cold water for several minutes. 

UPDATE - WATER SERVICE IS RESTORED. 

The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) is currently repairing a water line break in Santa Teresa adjacent to the Jetport the area of Francis Aviation and the War Eagles Air Museum.

Water service to the area will be interrupted during the repair process and CRRUA will provide progress updates.

The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) is currently working to repair a water line break between Airport Road and the railroad tracks just northwest of the Love’s Truck Stop. Adjacent areas may also be affected. Water service to the area will be interrupted during the repair process. There is no time estimate for the water outage and CRRUA will provide progress updates.