NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE El Valle Office Hours Phase 4A Manhole 13 Project BOARD OF DIRECTORS We are open: This project is located near the Adobe Pines The District’s January 13, 2016 board meet- Monday — Thursday Bed & Breakfast Inn and will provide sewer ing marked the appointment of our new 8:30 am — 4:30 pm access to the Inn as well as adjacent proper- Chairman, F.R. Bob Romero. Chairman F.R. ties. It will also provide a stubout for the fu- Bob Romero has been on the Board of Direc- Friday ture extension of the District’s sanitary tors of the El Valle de los Ranchos Water & 8:30 am —2:30 pm sewer line to the Llano Quemado southeast area. Sanitation District since 2000. This is his (Open through the noon hour Mon.— Fri.) fourth term as Chairman of the Board. This project consists of the construction of The Board and Staff congratulate Chairman an inline drop manhole with a 10” gravity sewer stubout. F.R. Bob Romero on his appointment. Phase 3B Water Project Design Phase 4A Manhole 13 project has been The service area is west of West Romero awarded to Silva’s Excavation, Inc. Funding PHASE 2D-1 DESIGN Road from the area of Coyote Circle South to was provided by the District in the amount Coyote Circle North and on to the Cactus of $17,800. Flower Road area. This project will consist of This project is a continuation of the 2C Pro- the construction of approximately 30,000 lin- ject, beginning near Gonzales Lane upstream eal feet of water main with fire hydrants Manhole Elevation on to include the area between Camino Abajo every 1,000 feet and service lines. This pro- Los Cordovas Road de la Loma to near Highway 518. ject will provide water service to an estimated 100 homes plus fire protection for the area. The Districts' manholes will be elevated This project will provide 6,530 feet of sewer in conjunction with the paving of Los main with manholes and service lines to ap- Construction funding for Phase 3B Water Cordovas Road by Taos County which is proximately forty residences. Project comes from Water Trust Board Loan/ projected to occur this summer. Funding for the first stretch (700 ft.) of this Grant in the amount of 1.6 million dollars. project is from a 2015 State Appropriation of This institution is an equal opportunity $50,000. provider and employer. The remaining 5,830 feet of this phase’s sanitary sewer line will be constructed as Phase 3A Water Meter Replacement If you wish to file a Civil Rights program com- plaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Pro- funds become available. gram Discrimination Complaint Form, found Master water meters needed to be replaced online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/ with compound water meters in order to en- complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, In case of backup or blockage of sewer sure accurate measurements of water usage. or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You service, contact the office at Construction of this project was awarded to may also write a letter containing all of the infor- Redwolf Plumbing and was completed on mation requested in the form. Send your com- (575) 751-1700. pleted complaint form or letter to us by mail at If the blockage occurs after hours, March 4, 2016. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office call Ivan Valerio at (575) 770-6367. of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected]. April 15, 2016, EL VALLE NEWS El Valle de Los Ranchos Vol. 10, Water and Sanitation District Issue 1 © El Valle de Los Ranchos Water and Sanitation District Mission Statement: El Valle de los Ranchos Water & Sanitation “Sin agua no Phase 2C Now Under District is striving to promote and protect hay vida.” now and for future generations the quality Construction of surface water and groundwater for the health and safety of the residents within Construction of Phase 2C is the communities of the District. scheduled to begin this spring and should be completed in P.O. Box 2797 Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557 the fall. This contract was (Located at 8 Miranda Canyon) “Without awarded to Garcia Under- water, there is ground, Inc. PHONE: (575) 751-1700 no life.” FAX: (575) 751-1690 This wastewater sewer line E-MAIL: [email protected] BOARD OF project is located east of the DIRECTORS Ranchos Plaza at Espinoza STAFF Road along Valerio Road to F.R. Bob Ro- Melene Montaño, Business Manager mero, Chair- near the intersection of Valerio Sandra Garcia, Administrative Assistant man Road and Camino Abajo de la Ivan Valerio, Project Manager Gabriel Loma. The project also in- Romero, Vice- Chair - cludes the area below Valerio UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS man Road up to Gonzales Lane, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Meliton Struck, and the area east of NM Hwy Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Secretary 68 between Camino Abajo de Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Anselmo “Chemo” la Loma up to near NM Hwy All regular meetings are at 2:00 p.m. at the Valerio, 518, and east to La Morada Treasurer District Office located at #8 Miranda Canyon Road. This project will pro- Mario Barela, Road, Llano Quemado. Meetings may be Member vide 14,211 feet of sewer main rescheduled by the Board. Call (575) 751-1700 Andrew with manholes and service for up-to-date information. Interested indi- Chavez,, Non- lines to approximately eighty viduals are encouraged to attend. Meeting voting Mem- ber homes. agendas are posted at the office 72 hours prior to meetings. Delfino Torres, Non-voting Construction funding for this Member sewer main extension is pro- For more information about the District see El Valle’s Website: vided by New Mexico Envi- www.elvalledelosranchos.org ronment Department from the Clean Water Revolving State © 2016 El Valle de Los Ranchos Water Loan Fund, which are federal If you have comments about this newsletter, and please call the office at (575) 751-1700. Sanitation District funds. El Valle de Los Ranchos Water and Sanitation District Sanitation and Water Ranchos de Los El Valle 2797 Box P.O. NM 87557 de Taos, Ranchos .