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Rio Rancho utilities outline $28M headworks project, wells, AMI metering and transmission upgrades
Summary
Utilities staff updated the advisory board on major projects including a $28 million headworks replacement at Wastewater Treatment Plant 2 (partly ARPA-funded), new wells and a five-mile Ans(er) water transmission line with Corps of Engineers funding.
Utilities Director Steve Gallegos updated the board on major water and wastewater projects, including a $28,000,000 headworks replacement at Wastewater Treatment Plant 2 and multiple transmission-, well- and treatment-plant investments planned over the next five years.
Gallegos said the Plant 2 headworks replacement was approved by the governing body and carries an approximately 1,100-calendar-day construction timeline; about $11,000,000 of that project will be funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars the city encumbered in December, which gives the city additional time to spend the funds. He said construction is expected to begin in the fall and that lead times for specialized equipment can extend project schedules.
Other projects discussed included design work and upcoming bids for a five-mile transmission line (the Ans(er) water transmission line) that will provide a secondary supply to Mariposa and surrounding areas; Gallegos said the Corps of Engineers has committed about $5,400,000 toward that project and the city’s estimated cost is roughly $9,000,000. Staff reported progress on Well 13 (expected online by late summer), plans to re-equip Well 4 (near the old golf-course maintenance yard) and a planned expansion or refurbishment at Treatment Plant 5 (membrane work). Gallegos also described an advanced-metering-infrastructure (AMI) metering and communications pilot in Northern Meadows and a planned meter-replacement program.
Gallegos summarized schedule expectations and funding sources: some projects rely on federal grant reimbursements and corps funding; others are funded through enterprise revenue and geo-bond allocations. He said design for several projects is near 90% complete and that staff expects to advertise bids on several water/wastewater projects by late summer.
Ending: Gallegos said staff will return with bid packages and schedule updates and stood for questions from the board.
