EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Three law firms behind the lawsuit filed on Wednesday against the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) over the presence of arsenic in their drinking water over the years, held a town hall meeting to inform residents of the lawsuit, and sign-up others who wanted to join the suit. The meeting was held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Dona Ana Community College Sunland Park Center, 3365 McNutt Road. Lawsuit filed against CRRUA for arsenic in drinking water “We want the community to know that we're doing this. That we're trying to address some of the longstanding issues that CRRUA has faced. The trust that has been breached between the community and its water utility. And so, part of this is just to educate the community on what efforts are being put forward on their behalf,” Israel Chavez, one of the attorneys spearheading the lawsuit said.  CRRUA, which provides water and wastewater service to Sunland Park and Santa Teresa, has been under fire for months over concerns about water quality and discolored water. The attorneys said that they had been at work since February when they notified CRRUA that they intended to file suit. They had been gathering information and compiling research that resulted in the lawsuit filed Wednesday. “Fundamentally, this lawsuit seeks to hold CRRUA accountable for its repeated failures to notify the community of the quality of their water and to fix it. (CRRUA) has received millions in state investment through capital outlay and other means. And repeatedly they have failed to meet their responsibilities as a water utility. And so, this is really the last straw, the last drop of water, so to speak, to push folks over the edge, to say enough is enough,” Chavez said.  The lawsuit is led by the national law firm Singleton Schreiber LLP, whose expertise is in environmental law. Behind them are two local law firms, the law offices of Israel Chavez LLC and Markowski Ruvalcaba Law Firm LLC.  The lawsuit seeks compensatory damages for the residents affected, and for CRRUA to provide “clean water" to residents in the future.  "At the end of the day for us, it's about accountability and clean water. And in order to hold this organization (CRRUA) that's supposed to be providing clean water accountable, the community has to come together," Bian Colón, the managing partner for Singleton Schreiber, New Mexico said.  “It has been frustrating. We merely have been asking for something fair. We just want clean water. We all pay taxes. We pay the water bill. And on top of that, we still have to go out and buy gallons of water, to drink water, shower, and wash dishes. It’s an extra cost,” Elvia Acevedo, a Sunland Park resident who is a plaintiff in the lawsuit said. “Today I feel relieved because we are not alone anymore.”