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Water quality in Colorado’s mobile home parks has been a problem for decades. What can be done to fix it?

State lawmakers have introduced a bill that would test water across all Colorado mobile home parks

Karla Garcia sits on her porch with her two sons, Elian Fierro, 8, left, and Adriel Fierro, 10, right, at their home in Apple Tree Park in New Castle on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Garcia purchased the home and completely remodeled the interior nearly two years ago. Her family has been living with seemingly non-potable water, which stains clothes in the wash, leaves dishes looking and feeling unclean, and they are concerned about consuming. The family buys an average of three gallons of water each week to keep in their home for drinking, cleaning vegetables and fruits, and cooking. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/Special to The Denver Post)
Karla Garcia sits on her porch with her two sons, Elian Fierro, 8, left, and Adriel Fierro, 10, right, at their home in Apple Tree Park in New Castle on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Garcia purchased the home and completely remodeled the interior nearly two years ago. Her family has been living with seemingly non-potable water, which stains clothes in the wash and leaves dishes looking and feeling unclean, and they are concerned about drinking it. The family buys an average of three gallons of water each week to keep in their home for drinking, cleaning fruits and vegetables, and cooking. (Photo by Kelsey Brunner/Special to The Denver Post)
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"I don't know how to explain to my kiddos how we're living in the most powerful country in the world and we have to shower with this brown water," said Karla Garcia, a resident of Apple Tree Park, a mobile home community tucked beside the Colorado River in New Castle.
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