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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2002

Sandia Pueblo and Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico support a strict arsenic in drinking water standard but their neighbors in Albuquerque don't seem to agree.

Isleta Pueblo has already won a Supreme Court case that requires the city to adhere to higher water quality levels. Both tribes use water in Rio Grande for religious, cultural and subsistence purposes but city and local officials see no need to conform to a federal standard the Bush administration issued last year.

Local communities have until 2006 to adhere to a 10 parts per billion standard.

Get the Story:
Albuquerque Battles to Leave Arsenic in the Water (The Los Angeles Times 3/18)

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