Santa Fe, NM (AP News) — The New Mexico Environment Department’s Drinking Water Bureau has issued boil water advisories including Vermejo Park Headquarters Water System. The advisories were issued Thursday, August 27. 2015 after E.coli bacteriological contamination was detected in repeat drinking water samples. Vermejo Park Headquarters Water System serves approximately 140 people and is located about 45 miles west of Raton.
Users are advised to boil the water for about five minutes before drinking, cooking, dishwashing and bathing.