IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
El Valle de Los Ranchos Water & Sanitation District and the Llano Quemado Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association are proposing to merge into one Authority.
The purpose of this merger is to regionalize services. Rates for current services will not increase due to this merger.
A joint public hearing will be held on April 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm at the Llano Quemado Community Center at 6 Miranda Canyon Road, Llano Quemado.
Draft Articles of Incorporation and Draft By-Laws are available for viewing at elvalledelosranchos.org
Any person may submit written public comments no later than May 15, 2025 to the following mailing address: El Valle de Los Ranchos, PO Box 2797, Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557 or email address: melenem@qwestoffice.net
| View Draft Articles of Incorporation (03.18.2025) here | View Draft By-Laws (03.18.2025) here |
Notice per the Open Meetings Act
El Valle de Los Ranchos Water & Sanitation District and the Llano Quemado Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association will hold two joint public hearing on the proposed creation of a water and wastewater authority pursuant to NMSA 1978 62-20-1 et seq. the "Regional Water System Resiliency Act"
The public hearings will be held on March 18, 2025 at 6:00 pm and April 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm.
Both hearings will be held at the Llano Quemado Community Center at 6 Miranda Canyon Road, Llano Quemado.
The hearings will be conducted to receive public comment regarding the formation of the El Valle de Los Ranchos Water & Sanitation Authority in which both governmental entities will form one political subdivision and in which proposed articles of incorporation and bylaws will be available for public viewing and comment.
Any interested member of the public may attend the hearing, and anyone may offer public comments at the hearing. Any person may submit written public comments no later than April 30, 2025 to the following mailing address: El Valle de Los Ranchos, P.O. Box 2797, Ranchos de Taos, NM 87557 or email address: melenem@qwestoffice.net.
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of special assistance or accommodations
to attend or participate in the hearing, please contact El Valle de Los Ranchos Water & Sanitation
District by telephone at (575) 751-1700 to request accommodations.
The Board of Directors and Staff of El Valle de Los Ranchos Water and Sanitation District welcome you to our website. We hope that this site will provide you with useful information about El Valle de Los Ranchos.
As you will discover, the simple purpose of the District is to protect the waters of the area that the District encompasses. To accomplish this purpose requires commitment from the community and funding from a variety of sources. The District is installing a community wastewater system as an alternative to and a replacement for the many septic systems that abound in the Taos Valley. According to the New Mexico Environmental Department, septic systems are the leading cause of groundwater contamination in the state.
Our Mission Statement
El Valle de Los Ranchos Water & Sanitation District is dedicated to promote and protect now and for future generations the quality of surface and ground water for the health and safety of the residents of the District.
El Valle is Hiring!
El Valle de Los Ranchos is accepting applications for a Billing Clerk.
View Job Description and information on How To Apply here
Resumes will be accepted until May 30, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
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