Aamodt Rural Water
Phase 1 Area, Phase 3 Distribution Lines
(Aamodt PBWRS Line)
REQUEST: $21,840,000
USEABLE INCREMENT: $200,000
Public Works/Utilities
ICIP#40488 LCS ID#1409
What is this Project?
The Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System (PBRWS) is the signature feature of the Aamodt water rights settlement. The PBRWS is a joint project between Santa Fe County, the State of New Mexico, the U.S. Department of Interior, and the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque.
The new regional water system is capable of diverting, treating, and distributing up to 2,500 acre-feet of reliable drinking water to the 4 Pueblos and Santa Fe County. The system will benefit the Pojoaque Basin and entire area served by the Santa Fe County Utility, providing the water needed for the development necessary to make housing affordable. This request will help fund distribution lines in the PBRWS, helping to ensure that critical masses of customers who want service in the Pojoaque Basin are able to receive it along with the fire protection it brings. The project will provide potable water and fire protection for additional customers in the Pojoaque Basin.
What will 2026 Capital Outlay Request do?
Cost increases will require the partners to prioritize use of existing resources on the core, backbone system.
The County is seeking funding for distribution – or last mile – lines that will deliver potable water (and fire protection) to individual customers. Distribution lines will be constructed based upon:
- Funding availability; and
- Demand, so as to ensure water quality and financial viability of system.
The total amount requested represents the estimated funding needed to construct all designed distribution lines within the El Rancho area. That said, this request can be broken down into $200,000 increments.
More specifically, a typical 1,000-foot section of distribution line in this area will cost approximately $200,000 and potentially serve an average of 6 properties.
