Las Acequias de Placitas

URGENT MESSAGES!

November 1st

Dear members,
Tomorrow, from 9am to 4pm, wood chips from the latest Wood Chipper Day will be available at the Land Grant Property off of 165. The gate will be unlocked but chained for anyone wanting to pick up chips. Please close and rechain the gate if you go pick up chips.

Noe'

October 31st

Dear members,
Meters will be read on Monday Nov 3rd please make sure the meter readers have access to your meters and if you send in your readings, do so at your earliest convenience.  

Happy Haloween!

Noe'

October 28th

Dear members,
Tonight we're predicted to dip below freezing.  Make sure you protect your pipes! A small water trickle can prevent pipes from freezing by keeping water moving slightly. Turn on at least one faucet to allow a slow, steady drip and reduce pressure buildup.  Choose a faucet on an exterior wall or in an unheated area, which are usually the first spots to freeze. 

Also open up the kitchen and bathroom cupboard doors or doors on your vanity to allow warmer air to circulate around the pipes, especially if they're on an exterior wall.  Cover your outside spigots and use faucet covers. And if you have one leave your garage door closed. 

Stay warm!

Noe'

October 26th

Dear members,
Las Acequias de Placitas is continuing to utilize both springs (Ciruela and Tanquecito) to keep our domestic tanks full.  Since the weather has cooled and people are no longer using their evaporative coolers, the system operator has managed to avoid water shut offs and there are none planned in the foreseeable future.  

Please continue to conserve however, as Ciruela is still only flowing at a very low level of 5 GPM and Tanquecito at 11 GPM. 

Also third quarter billing has been emailed/mailed. The annual majordomo fee of $65 this year for every household has been included in this bill.  

Thank you to those members who make their payments in a timely manner. It makes the billing process much easier. 

Noe'

September 30th

Dear members,

Water meter readers will be out tomorrow (Wed Oct.1) to read meters.  Please make sure you allow them access.  If you text or email your readings in, please do so at your earliest convenience. 

Please plan to attend the membership meeting on Oct. 10 at 6:30pm at the Senior Center. This is an important meeting as nominations for the Board of Commissioners and Mayordomo will be made with elections to follow in December. 

Also a flyer for the next Chipper Day event to be held Saturday October 25th has been posted below in the LADP DOWNLOADABLE FILES section near the bottom of this homepage . See it for details. 

Noe' 

September 20th

Dear members,
Mark your calendars and plan on attending the General Membership Meeting on Friday October 10th at 6:30pm at the Placitas Community Senior Center.  This is a very important meeting as it is the nominating meeting for the Board of Commissioners and Mayordomo who will serve Las Acequias de Placitas for the next two years. 

Nominations are made in October and the election will be held in December.  All members who are in good standing are eligible to run and to vote. This is an opportunity to gain insight into our community and to give back through your service. Please consider running. Talk to your friends and encourage them to run! 

The agenda for this meeting is posted below in the LADP DOWN LOADABLE FILES section of this homepage. See you on Friday October 10th at 6:30pm at the Community Senior Center. 

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

October 9th

Coronado Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a "Composting in the Desert Workshop" on October 18th from 10am to 2pm at El Zocalo Plaza in Bernalillo.  Please see the flyer attached to this email.
Also, the member meeting is tomorrow (Friday Oct 10th) at 6:30pm at the Senior Center. Please attend. 

Noe'

Once again it's time for another Chipper Day event to br held Saturday October 25th.

Noe'