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Council introduces backflow, wastewater grant and Canyon Road treatment-plant loan/grant ordinances

City of Santa Fe Governing Body · January 29, 2026
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Summary

Councilors introduced three water-related items: a backflow prevention ordinance, authorization to execute an NMED wastewater grant (SAP25-J2459-GF), and an ordinance to accept a $7.75 million MFA loan/grant (including a $3.1M loan) for Canyon Road Water Treatment Plant flocculation and sedimentation improvements.

At the meeting the governing body introduced three separate water-related legislative items for future consideration.

Councilors Amanda Chavez and Alma Castro sponsored a bill to adopt new definitions and require backflow prevention and control for certain customers, including associated fees and fines; the measure was presented in introduction form and councilors…

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