Las Acequias de Placitas

URGENT MESSAGES!

August 23rd

Dear members,

We are still struggling to recover the domestic water tanks. So starting tonight  the water is going to be shut down from 10pm until 4:30am every single night. The next step, if consumption doesn't come down, will be to implement daytime shutoffs, which no one wants.  

PLEASE conserve the water.  Please especially don't run any water between 10 at night and 4:30 in the morning.  Share this message with your neighbors who may not have email or internet access.

Thank you,

Noe' 

August 22nd

Dear members,
Domestic water needs to be shut down from 9pm tonight until 5am in the morning. These shutdowns will continue until further notice beginning tonight.  Apparently, usage is up and production, which is holding steady(ish), cannot keep up. 

Thank you for using less water--try using your evaporative cooler fewer hours.  Run just the fan at night once the temperature outside has dropped.

Noe'

August 21st

Dear members,

Sadly, we're going to have to continue the night time shut offs (10pm until 4:30am) until further notice. If we leave the water on, the storage tanks would go empty and we'd experience daytime shut downs. 

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING WATER DURING THE SHUTDOWN PERIOD.  Because we're a gravity fed system, there will be water in the piping even though the water is shut off.  When you use water during the shut off, you're causing air in the system which HAMMERS the delicate plumbing of your fellow members. 

Save Water!

Noe'

August 20th

Dear members,

Once again the domestic water will be turned off at 10pm tonight (Wed Aug 20th) and back on at 4:30am tomorrow morning.  Please refrain from running water even if there is water in the piping as it results in air pockets and hammering of the pipes. Thank you for your conservation efforts.
Noe'

August 19th

Dear members,
Our domestic tanks have not recovered.  We will be shutting off the domestic water at 10pm tonight and it will resume again tomorrow morning at 4:30am.  We need every member to continue and increase their conservation efforts.  

We're not alone in our dire situation.  According to KOB.com, Aztec is under stage 2 water restrictions. 

Noe'

August 18th

Dear members,
The storage tanks didn't quite recover with last night's shut off so tonight Monday the domestic water will be turned off at 10pm and remain off until 4:30am Tuesday morning.  This will give a bit more time for recovery.  Again, please plan accordingly and conserve water.  

Thank you,

Noe'

August 17th

Dear members,
The domestic water will be shut off tonight Sunday starting at 10:30pm until 4:30am Monday morning to catch up the tanks for the upcoming week.  Please plan accordingly.

Thank you,

Noe'

August 11th

Dear members,

Domestic water shut off will occur again tonight.  Water will be shut off at 11 o'clock tonight and be turned back on tomorrow morning at 5 in the morning. PLEASE DO NOT USE WATER DURING THIS PERIOD.  Please continue to conserve.  

Thank you,

Noe'

August 8th

Dear members,

Due to low and inconsistent spring output the domestic water will need to be shut down Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from 11pm until 5am to give the storage tanks time to recover. 

Please plan accordingly.  If the system is unable to recover by Monday, the night time shut offs will continue. Please conserve.

Noe'

From the Mayordomo:

Yesterday's irrigation was the final watering day of the irrigation season this year.

This is due to the lack of water. There isn't enough water coming from the springs to replenish the ponds and currently they're dry.

Harvey Vigil

July 17th

Dear members,
In our household, we put a bucket of water in the bathroom in case someone absolutely needs to flush the toilet and assure some bottles of drinking water are available.

I'll keep you posted.

Noe'

July 16th 

Dear members,

The Board of Commissioners of Las Acequias de Placitas received reports that member households are using domestic water for outside irrigation. Las Acequias has communicated several times to the membership that this is strictly forbidden by Article IX, Section 11, of the Amended Bylaws.

Noe' and Carolyn Kennedy, 

July 14th
The springs at Ciruela and Tanquecito, which are our two main sources of domestic water, are outputting a combined total of 17 gallons per minute.  For comparison, last year on July 3, 2024, their output was 176 gallons per minute.  I believe the numbers are self-explanatory as to why we're having to work so hard to keep the domestic tanks filled and why there is very little water left over to fill the irrigation ponds. 

Thank you for saving water.

Noe'

Monday June 24th

Dear Members,
The current Consumer Confidence Report 203 for our drinking water is posted below for your information in the LADP DOWNLOADABLE FILES section.

Thank you

Noe'

Tuesday November 7th 2023

Good morning,
Yesterday our system operator cleaned the injector in the chlorinator that provides the chlorine used to sanitize our drinking water.  

This morning he tested the residual amounts along our system and has adjusted the amount of chlorine and frequency of the injections of chlorine.  This was necessary as the spring flows have diminished and the amount of water flowing through the system has decreased.  All of the sampling he performed this morning along our system had chlorine residual results well within the normal levels required for safe drinking water. 

Thank you

Noe'

Friday July 7, 2023

Good morning,
This month, our System Operator Jacob Maes will be assisting in the collection of five water samples within the village to be tested for Lead and Copper. These tests are performed every 3 years. 

The residences where the samples are collected are the same locations every time and have been designated by the state.  Jacob will be contacting the residents at these locations and providing them with a collection bottle and specific instructions for how the sample is to be obtained. 

Thank you for your cooperation in this important testing.

 Also for your information the  2022  Water Quality Report (the latest report) is posted below on the page in the LADP DOWNLOADABLE FILES Section.

 Noe'

Wednesday May 10, 2023  

Dear members,
Recently a Las Acequias de Placitas member made an anonymous complaint to the New Mexico Environmental Department regarding insufficient disinfection of our water.  

In response, NMED sent out a compliance officer to perform sampling at various sites around the village.  On April 27th, 2023 the compliance officer collected several water samples and tested for free chlorine, water pressure, and the presence of microbiological contamination. 

All sites sampled had measurable free chlorine residuals, water pressures at each site were 77 p.s.i. or greater, and no microbial contamination was detected.  Las Acequias de Placitas water passed all of the New Mexico Environmental Department requirements and it was determined our water is safe and properly disinfected.  The Bureau of Drinking Water will be following up with the member who made the anonymous complaint.

Our System Operator continually monitors our chlorine levels and doses our water as needed in an attempt to not over chlorinate our delicious mountain spring water. The current pump and flow rates make this challenging, but the System Operator has been vigilant in monitoring for free chlorine throughout the system and at the end of the line on Camino de los Pueblitos and adjusting accordingly. 

We can be assured that our water is clean and safe.

Las Acequias de Placitas