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High Contaminant Levels of Uranium Found in Las Cruces Water.

By Evan Woodward

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Las Cruces, NM – Las Cruces residents received a quarterly notice this week letting them know wells throughout the city are contaminated with higher than acceptable uranium levels. As KRWG's Evan Woodward reports, one of the wells has levels of uranium nearly four times the state's maximum contaminant level.