RVers who plan on staying at New Mexico’s Storrie Lake State Park should plan on arriving with full fresh water tanks. All this because that New Mexico state park has shut off its water to help the nearby city of Las Vegas.
Floods of ash and debris impact reservoir
On Friday, June 21, heavy rain brought floods along with ash and debris in unprecedented amounts. Debris from the Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak burn scars was carried into the reservoir. All this resulted in the delay of water processing by a water treatment plant.
Low water in, low water out to folks in the City of Las Vegas. The limited water supply is being conserved through restrictions on residents.
Public health emergency leads New Mexico state park to shut off its water
“This is a public health emergency. By turning the water system off at Storrie Lake, we can take some of the burden off the compromised water system for the city of Las Vegas,” said Toby Velasquez, Director.
“The wildfires impacted all of us and we can expect that this could likely happen again during monsoon season. We are all neighbors and it’s our responsibility to do our part to support the community in any way we can.”
Not an insignificant shut down
The water shutdown began earlier this week and will remain in effect at Storrie Lake until further notice. Campers can engage in dry camping, but they will find that all comfort stations are closed and there will be no water provided for the campsites or the dump station.
The water shutdown is significant. The park has six campgrounds with 46 developed sites.
For more detailed information and daily updates on the City of Las Vegas Water
Restrictions, click here.
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Thank you, Russ and Tina! 🙂 Well, I hope that the dirty water can get processed soon. Very good thing that most RVs are self-contained. Thanks again for the important news alert! Safe travels and safe stays!