Mayor reports Water Utility Authority milestones and Water Trust Board recommendation for $24.3M request
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Summary
Mayor Mike Morris reported progress on the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority pipeline, land restoration work, upcoming bids for Raw Water 1A, and that the Water Trust Board is recommending the city's full $24.3 million request to the legislature.
Mayor Mike Morris provided an update on the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENUWA), reporting recent milestones including an asset‑management review, land restoration progress, a Raw Water 3 groundbreaking and mobilization on the Texaco lateral. He said consulting work by Blake Curtis and contractor execution are restoring land affected by construction.
The mayor told the commission that the city’s application to the Water Trust Board was recommended in full — the request was for $24,300,000 — and that the recommendation will go to the legislature and must survive that process to result in appropriation. Mayor Morris said draws from federal accounts were briefly delayed during the federal shutdown but that staff have since completed needed transactions.
The mayor also summarized pipeline construction work (Raw Water 1A bidding and Raw Water 3 construction) and noted a mobilization notice recently sent to property owners. He invited commissioners to watch for construction notices and contractor activity as the projects progress.
No commission action was required on the update; the mayor’s report was informational.
