In The News: UTEP students & professors team with NMSU, EPA to provide colonia residents with drinking water

Past the city limits in east El Paso County lies Hueco Tanks, a sparsely inhabited area where residents coexist with the harshness of the Chihuahuan Desert and where drinkable water is as scarce as cellphone reception.

The water they get is not drinkable and can pose certain health dangers, including rashes and illnesses caused by algae or over-chlorinated water.

Read the full article on elpasotimes.com.