Las Acequias de Placitas

URGENT MESSAGE 

July 15, 2026

Domestic Water Camino de las Huertas Dear members,

There will be no interruption of water service today. Thank you for your patience.

Noe'

Dear members,

According  to Harvey, there WILL be irrigation this Friday the 17th for the Friday  irrigators only. Please use your 30 minutes and release the water to  your neighbor. If you're not a Friday irrigator, make sure that your  gates are closed so the water makes it to where it should.

Noe'

July 14, 2026

Dear members,

According  to Harvey, there WILL be irrigation this Friday for the Friday  irrigators only. Please use your 30 minutes and release the water to  your neighbor. If you're not a Friday irrigator, make sure that your  gates are closed so the water makes it to where it should.Juy 15, 2026July 14, 2026

Dear members,

Tomorrow morning, Wednesday July 15th at 9am until  about 2pm the domestic water on Camino de las Huertas will be shut off  to repair a break in the line. 

The outage will probably affect only  those members located past the Land Grant Building on that road. I will  send out a message if the shutoff will affect any other areas.

Thanks,

Noe'

July 12, 2026

Dear members,

Sadly, there's no irrigation this week because there isn't enough water in the ponds. 

Stay tuned and I'll let you know when the next irrigation will happen.

Noe'

July 3, 2026

Dear members, Unfortunately, the irrigation scheduled for Friday  has been cancelled due to lack of water. The ponds were drained and  won't recover in time.

Noe!

July 2, 2026

Dear members,

The water line replacement that occurred on Hwy 165 has been completed  EXCEPT for the final clean up. 

Due to the recent heavy rains, the  contractor needed to let the area dry out before they could finish the  final bit of work left, which is to clean up and restore that area,  including the driveways. 

The contractor plans to come back this coming  week (July 6-10) to complete the work.

Those households that are on the new line  need to connect to it by the end of this month, when the old line will  be decommissioned. 

The residents on Penasco de Aguilas also need to be  connected to their new line by the end of this month as their old line  will also be disconnected.

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Noe"

July 1, 2026

Dear members,

Unfortunately, the irrigation scheduled  for Friday has been cancelled due to lack of water. The ponds were  drained and won't recover in time.

Noe'

June 28, 2026

Dear members,

Harvey says he's going to try to  irrigate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week. 

Again, 30 minutes  each. Please close your gates if it isn't your time and release the  water to your neighbor. 

Noe'

June 25, 2026

WATERLINE REPLACEMENT ON HIGHWAY 165

Dear members, 

We  apologize for the disruption in service yesterday while the new line  on Highway 165 was being tested. There may also be disruptions in service today. The  new line will be completed tomorrow.  

Once the meters are installed, you  will be given a deadline to connect to the meter serving your property,  after which the old line will be terminated.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Carolyn Kennedy-(505) 867-2853

Robert Lucero-(505)-440-3710

Noe Charbonneau-(505)404-8635

June 24, 2026

Dear members,

The repair on the Penasco de Aguilar line has been repaired and water restored.

Thank you for your patience.

Noe'

Dear members,

A leak at Penasco and San Antonio occurred yesterday. The system operator was on the job and managed to assess the leak. 

Unfortunately as a result those members living on Penasco de Aguilas were without water last night. 

Utilities have been marked and reparations have begun. 

Again, I'll keep you posted as I learn more.

Noe' 

June 22, 2026

Dear members,

A fire in the Osha Pond area has been subdued.  The following post has been made at the New Mexico Fire Control website.

https://nmfireinfo.com/2026/06/21/osha-canyon-fire-june-21-update

Noe'

June 18, 2026

Dear members,

Several of you have reached out with concerns  about the color of the water coming through your pipes. I wanted to  update you on what's happening with the domestic water situation. The  Tanquecito spring's consistent output of about 11 gpm had been able to  keep up with demand until just recently, when the system operator had to  switch our source over to Ciruela. 

Ciruela's output is between 0-6  gpm.  Since Ciruela is at a higher elevation than Tanquecito, there is a  portion of piping that drains when Ciruela is inactive and this is the  source of the sediment you're seeing when that line becomes active  again. In an ideal situation, there would be enough water to thoroughly  flush the system when we switch sources, but our supply is limited. 

The  water coming into your homes has been chlorinated and tested and is safe  for consumption. According to Jacob, Tanquecito tank has recovered and  is back in use. Ciruela as a source will be running more frequently and  the issue should subside soon. 

Apologies for any inconvenience. 

As always, please continue to conserve our precious water. 

Thank you,

Noe"

June 11, 2026

Dear members,

This Monday (June 15) work will begin on the waterline replacement project which will replace  the piping along 165 from the residence at 608 to Paseo de San Antonio  by the Presbyterian Church.

Noe' 

June 7, 2026

Dear members,

This coming week Harvey is going to  try to get water to the Tuesday and Thursday irrigators. Again, it will  be limited to 30 minutes. Use your time and pass the water on to your  neighbor. Please make sure that your gates are closed if it is not your  day to receive water.

Noe'

June 5, 2026

Dear members,

Due to a faulty valve which is being  replaced, the domestic water system will totally be shut down for about  thirty minutes or so immediately. Apologies for the lack of forewarning.  I'll let you know when it is back in service.

Noe'

June 1, 2026

Dear members, 

The water meter readers will be out tomorrow  (Tuesday June 2) taking readings. Please make sure they have access to  your meters. If you email or text in your readings, please do so at  your earliest convenience.

Due to lack of water, there will be no irrigation this week. 

Thank you for your continued water conservation. It takes all of us doing our parts to avoid shutoffs.

Thanks,

Noe'

May 24, 2026

Dear members,

Because the ponds are empty, there will  be no irrigation this week. When it occurs next is dependent upon how  long it takes the ponds to recharge. 

I'll send out a message when I hear  from Harvey saying when the Tuesday/Thursday irrigators will be getting  water. Please keep up your water conservation efforts.

May 17, 2026

There will be irrigation after all for this week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with ONE CHANGE. 

The group of irrigators along the ditch just past the Presbyterian church along 165 (Calame,Watson, Eastman, Gurule, Bader, Unale) who normally irrigate on Friday will instead be irrigating tomorrow Monday 5/18.

They will be getting water AFTER the normal Monday irrigators Mims, Gregg, Rankin and Hill. 

All other Friday irrigators will get water on Friday as normal.

Again, irrigation is limited to 30 minutes. 

Please make sure your gates are closed if it isn't your day and time. 

You may direct any questions to Harvey at 505-544-8904.

Thanks for your continued patience,

Noe'

May 10, 2026

Dear Members,

 The springs aren't producing enough water to provide for irrigation on top of domestic water usage! 

There will be no irrigation until further notice. 

I again encourage collection of grey water to water your plants. Please do not use your hose in your garden.

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'