Las Acequias de Placitas

URGENT MESSAGES!

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'

September 16th

Dear members,

A reminder that the water is being shutdown today and hopefully will be back  up around 1 pm.

Thank you

Noe'

September 12th

Dear members,

Water has been returned.  The repairs, a loose fitting in the piping, have been completed. Thank you for your patience.

Noe'

Dear members,

Water is shut off at 165 and San Antonio to repair a water leak.  It will affect members down 165 and Pueblitos. It will probably be off until about 1:30 this afternoon.
Noe'

September 9th

Dear members,
A water shut off is scheduled for next Tuesday Sept 16th from 10am until about 1 pm for some maintenance work being done on Ciruela.  

Thank you,

Noe'

September 4th

Dear members,
Keep up the good work!  Domestic water will stay on again tonight.

Thank you,

Noe'

September 3rd

Dear members,
The domestic water will be left on again tonight.  Currently, it is a day by day determination. If we ALL conserve, we can avoid the shutoff.

Thank you,

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'

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

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'