Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) –Free private well testing to residents within 1 mile of the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak burn scar is available after heavy metals were found in some private wells in Mora County. The NM Environment Department says the tests are available to well owners in parts of Mora, San Miguel and Taos counties. NM Environment Department Secretary James Kenney said in a statement, “This private well water testing effort aims to not only inform residents of what’s in their water but chart the path towards full remediation.” The agency has the capacity to sample up to 430 wells, with over 300 well owners having signed up for the tests so far.
