Las Acequias de Placitas

URGENT MESSAGE

NO SHUTOFF TODAY!

Dear members,

The water will stay on this afternoon (Sunday 9/6). 

Whether the water will be turned off at 9pm tonight is still to be determined. I will send a message as soon as I hear. As always, conserving water prevents shutoffs. 

Keep it up!

Noe'

Dear members,
There will NOT be a water shutoff tonight (Saturday 9/5/26) as long as we continue to conserve. 

Jacob will assess the tanks tomorrow about noon to determine if a shutoff is necessary on Sunday and I will send out an email with his decision. 

Please keep up with your ultra-conservation efforts so we can continue to avoid the shutoffs.

Noe'

Dear members,

We'll be holding an LADP  general membership meeting  Friday 9/11/2026 at 6:30pm at the Placitas Senior Center. 

You'll find a copy of the agenda below in the LADP DOWNLOADABLE FILES section near the bottom of this homepage.

Please plan  to attend. 

Noe' 

UPDATE!

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

August 25, 2026

Dear members,

Until further notice, we will be  shutting down the water between 1-4 pm in the afternoons and then off  again at 9 pm until 4 am at night. Again, please do not open your taps  during these hours. These shutdowns will continue daily until further  notice. If you have friends, family or neighbors who do not have email,  please share this urgent message with them.

Our  situation is dire and we are investigating the process of reaching out  for local/state/federal emergency assistance. Please do what you can to  conserve.

Noe'

Dear members,

Some members are continuing to use water during the  shutdown. This defeats the purpose of the shutdown, which is to allow  the tanks to recover AND it adds air to the system which will then pound  all of our delicate piping and potentially cause problems within our  homes. 

PLEASE DO NOT use ANY water during the shutdown periods. 

YES, you  may live downstream of the gravity fed system and you may have water  come out of your pipes when you turn them on during the shutoff,.

BUT if  you do, you prevent us from making any progress and you're  potentially damaging the plumbing. 

PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY WATER DURING THE SHUTDOWN PERIODS!

If you have family, friends or neighbors who do not have email, please spread the word. 

Thank you for cooperating and making this horribly difficult situation less awful.

Noe' 

Dear members,

It's come to our attention that many members have work  schedules that require them to be up early. Therefore, the water shutoff  has been changed to 9pm until 4am. Please let your family, friends and  neighbors know.

Noe'

August 24, 2026

URGENT WATER SHUTOFF TODAY!

Members,
The water will have to be shut off this  afternoon at 1 pm until 4 pm. Then, it will be turned off again tonight  at 10 pm until 4:30 am. 

Please do all you can to minimize your water  use and share this message with other neighbors as not everyone has  email.

Noe'

August 23, 2026

Dear members,

Unfortunately, usage picked up late this evening and  the input cannot accommodate the output. The water will again be shut  down tonight at 10:30 and returned into service at 4:30 am.

Noe'

August 16, 2026

Dear members,

According to the System Operator, if we don't conserve  a bit more, we're facing domestic water shut downs this coming week.  

Stay tuned.

Noe'

August 11, 2026

Dear members,

If we want to avoid water shutoffs, we need to improve  our water conservation efforts. We are barely managing to balance the  domestic water supply and demand in this current heat wave and  unfortunately consumption is beginning to overtake the supply. 

Most of  our households are doing a great job but we still have some that are  consistently using much more than the rest. 

No one enjoys having the  water shut off, so please, we all need to do what we can. 

Thank you,

Noe'

August 2, 2026

Dear members,

The water meter readers will be out tomorrow Monday  August 3rd. Please make sure they have access to your meter. 

If you send  yours in to me, do so at your convenience. 

Thank you,

Noe'

Here's your newly elected Board:

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Carolyn Kennedy-(505) 867-2853

Robert Lucero-(505)-440-3710

Noe' Charbonneau-(505)404-8635

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'