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governor.swill@gmail.com wrote:
Pelosi says that it is justly deserved because New Mexicans vote Democrat.
The city of Las Vegas has declared an emergency over its water
supply after the Calf Canyon-Hermits Peak Fire, the largest
wildfire in New Mexico history, contaminated the Gallinas River.
The city relies solely on water from the river, which has been
tainted with large amounts of fire-related debris and ash,
according to city officials.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Grisham said in a tweet that $2.25
million in state funding has been made available to ensure
residents receive access to safe drinking water.
The city is currently relying on reservoirs which, at the
current consumption rate, contain less than 50 days worth of
stored water, according to Las Vegas Mayor Louie Trujillo.
The large amounts of ash and turbidity in the river have
prevented the city from being able to pull water from it, as the
city's municipal water treatment facility is not able to treat
the contaminated water, according to the mayor.
The Hermit's Peak Fire and Calf Canyon Fire merged on April 27.
By May 2, the blaze had grown in size and caused evacuations in
multiple villages and communities in San Miguel County and Mora
County.
President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declarations for the
New Mexico counties of Colfax, Mora and San Miguel on May 4.
The fire resulted in the loss of federal, state, local, tribal
and private property including thousands of acres of the
watershed for the Gallinas River, the primary source of
municipal water for the city and surrounding areas, according to
the emergency declaration.
The Gallinas River has resulted in thousands of acres of
scorched forest, flooding, ash and fire debris.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/las-vegas-declares-emergency-50-days- clean-water/story?id=87623219
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