Adam Sanchez - Utilities Director
Tel: 575-257-2386 x2052
AdamSanchez@ruidoso-nm.gov
Randy Koehn - Water Production Manager
Tel: 575-257-5525 x2056
WATER/SEWER EMERGENCIES
Please call (575) 257-2386 during normal operating hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday-Friday, or (575) 258-7365 after hours, weekends & holidays and the Police Dispatcher will contact the on-call person.
SEWER & WATER DEPARTMENT NEWS
Join us for weekly tailgate meetings to address community questions or concerns relevant to the Ruidoso Sewer Line Interceptor Project.
When: Every Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Where: Main Road Bridge 2, corner of Main Road and Fox Drive
Why: To Address Questions and/or Concerns
Who: Everyone is welcome.
Heavy Civil Construction company, AUI Inc. will begin construction on the Hazard Mitigation project in the Location 8A area on October 3, 2022. This work includes reconstructing the existing 8” sanitary sewer line from 121 Singing Pine Rd to 113 Singing Pine Rd. As part of the sewer line replacement and protection, AUI will construct a floodwall along the length and encase the new sewer line in concrete. As part of the reconstruction, the existing concrete encased manhole near 121 Singing Pine Rd. will be removed and replaced. Construction at this location is expected to take a bit over eleven (11) weeks to be performed and is anticipated to run from October 3, 2022, to December 20, 2022.
RUIDOSO, NM – September 16, 2022 – J. Aimone Associates, a subcontractor for AUI Inc., will be performing the required digital video recording for the Village of Ruidoso’s Hazard Mitigation phase in the Upper and Middle Canyon areas beginning Friday, September 23 through Sunday, September 25, 2022.
Survey crews will be working for the Village of Ruidoso to support the construction of the Hazard Mitigation phase in the Upper Canyon area beginning on Monday, August 8, 2022. Current survey work will be limited to the area along the river between 627 Main Road and 828 Main Road.
After a wildfire, private wells can be contaminated and unsafe to use for drinking water and other purposes. If you are a private well owner, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) will provide FREE private well water quality testing on Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM at the Ruidoso Swimming Pool, 515 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345. Those affected by the fire will have the opportunity to get their water tested for bacteria as follows…
Wachs Water Services will be doing leak detection work on Grindstone Canyon Road, First and Second Streets, and Meander Drive. Please look for signs indicating work area and approach with caution at a very slow speed.
Village residents can expect work to continue on the Ruidoso Sewer Project Beginning on March 21, 2022, crews from SAK Construction will be performing maintenance on sewer lines within the area of Fern Trail in the Village of Ruidoso. The work will continue through April 27, 2022. This construction is weather dependent and therefore subject to change.
Wachs Water Services will be doing leak detection work in the Grindstone Canyon Road area, including all side roads during the week of Feb. 28 - Mar. 4, 2022. Please look for signs indicating work area and approach with caution at a very slow speed.
NM Environmental Department contractors will be plugging and abandoning 17 monitoring wells and drilling 3 new monitoring wells in and around Reese Drive from the Sudderth Drive intersection to the Horton Complex. Work is to begin on Monday, January 31, 2022, through February 11, 2022. Watch for drilling crews working. Approach with caution
This resource sheet provides information on the value and use of establishing vegetation on streambanks to stabilize the soil and slow erosion.
Water/Sewer Municipal Ordinances
Our Mission
The Utility Department has a multi-prong mission statement:
To treat and deliver domestic drinking water to the citizens and businesses in the Village of Ruidoso.
To collect and deliver wastewater to the Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.
To maintain, repair, or replace existing components of the water and sewer systems.
To continue to develop sources of water to provide for the projected population increases.
To encourage water conservation.
Informational Links:
Design & Construction of Grindstone Dam Liner 2015
2022 Consumer Confidence Report
2021 Consumer Confidence Report
2020 Consumer Confidence Report
2019 Consumer Confidence Report
2018 Consumer Confidence Report
2017 Consumer Confidence Report
2016 Consumer Confidence Report
2015 Consumer Confidence Report
2014 Consumer Confidence Report
2014 Source Water Protection Plan
2013 Consumer Confidence Report