LAS CRUCES - Residents at Dove Canyon, Madrid Manor, Alameda Acres and Park Place had their water restored at full pressure.

Earlier this week, the Sun-News spoke to residents at all four mobile home parks and apartment complexes, who said they had been without water for a week or more since last week's arctic cold froze their pipes.

Water at Park Place Apartments returned to full pressure about 6 p.m Tuesday. The next morning, Alameda Acres mobile home park's water came back on, said resident Marisol Martinez. Wednesday evening, water at Dove Canyon mobile home park came back on, said resident Christina Esquibel. And water at Madrid Manor was restored Thursday, said resident Robert Farr.

Unlike public utility customers in Sunland Park and El Paso, the 30,000 people served by Las Cruces Utilities never lost water, experienced a shortage or had to resort to boil-water advisories, which other cities issued after their pipes broke, causing possible contamination.

In fact, Sunland Park and 13 other New Mexico municipalities have declared disasters because of storm damage last week, and are seeking part of the $750,000 in state funds Gov. Susana Martinez has made available to help repair and rebuild.

Fortunately, the region's cold weather should be mostly over. The forecast calls for a high of around 60 today and Saturday, but from Sunday until next Thursday, temperatures are expected to be in the high 60s and mid-70s again.


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