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ACTIVE PROJECTS

Updated August 1, 2024

 

The following projects are ‘active’ as of the last update of this webpage. They are budgeted, funded, and authorized and may be in progress or may be scheduled in the near future.

 

  • Balsa Road, Avenida Vista Grande, and Valencia Loop Service Lateral Replacement Project
    This project, which is referred to as the Balsa Road Service Lateral Replacement Project, includes replacement of old and failing service lines in three areas; (1) Balsa Road that includes both Balsa Road and Domingo Road and the five cul-de-sacs branching off these roads, (2) Avenida Vista Grande between Avenida de Compadres and Vista Grande Drive, and (3) Valencia Loop that comes directly off of Monte Alto Road including Valencia Court. In total, over 225 service lines will be replaced as well as several old and failing isolation valves and installation of several new valves. The project, with an estimated cost of just over $1.3 million, is being funded by a combination of a loan from the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRLF) and a Water Trust Board (WTB) grant. Project design is complete and went out to bid in July 2024. Project construction is scheduled to begin in October 2024 with project completion expected within twelve months.

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  • Monte Alto Pipeline Replacement Project
    As identified in the October 2022 Water Utility Master Plan (WUMP), this project will address the high number of line breaks that have occurred over the past decade on two water lines. The two lines run parallel to each other along Monte Alto and Bosque Loop from Avenida Vista Grande, south to Avenida Eldorado for approximately 9,500 feet. In a Technical Memorandum prepared by the District's Engineer in July 2023, it was concluded that because of other improvements to the water distribution system as part of the Santa Fe County Joint Water delivery project, the two lines along Monte Alto and Bosque Loop can be replaced by a single line which reduces the estimated cost of the project by approximately $1.5 million. Funding for design and construction of the project has been secured with design which began in July 2024. The current estimated costs of the project of $3.5 million is being funded by a combination of a loan from the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRLF) and a Water Trust Board (WTB) grant. Project design and construction is anticipated to take two years to complete. 

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  • Solar Canopies​
    Commercial energy is one of the largest drivers of greenhouse emissions in Santa Fe. The Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District (EAWSD) currently spends over $90,000 annually for PNM electric power to operate our wells, pumping stations, automated control facilities and Administration building. Over the next decade, EAWSD is committed to investing in the transition to cost effective carbon-free sources of energy to support Santa Fe's goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2040. EAWSD's initial effort to meet this renewable energy goal consists of the construction of solar canopies at two locations: (1) the Administration Building and the Field Workshop. The solar canopy project(s) have been designed to incorporate parking for maintenance vehicles, as well as meeting the energy needs at both locations. The project is scheduled to go out for quotations in August 2024 with completion in mid-2025. The Engineer's budget estimate of the total cost of this project(s) including engineering and construction is $450,000 which is being funded by a $450,000 Capital Outlay grant. 

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  • Tank 3 Recoating and Cathodic Protection Improvements

       This important project, which will protect and extend the useful life of this                   facility, is scheduled to begin construction in September of 2024 and to be                   completed by the end of the year. The estimated cost of this project of $450,000         will be self-funded by operating revenues. ​

 

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