Goals & Objectives
Supply Water
Supply and deliver water to domestic, municipal, agricultural, commercial, industrial and governmental users.
Communities
Link municipal water supplies along the New Mexico Highway 41 Corridor and support existing water supplies by providing an alternate source for communities.
Protect
Provide for future generations by creating a sustainable regional water system capable of meeting the water needs of the Estancia Valley area for generations to come.
Mission Statement
EMWT Regional Water Association’s mission is to supply safe water to the Estancia Valley by implementing a regional water distribution system – protecting groundwater resources and keeping the water in the Valley.
The Estancia Valley, in semi-arid central New Mexico, covers approximately 2700 square miles with a population of approximately 50,000 utilizing water from the Estancia Basin. Prior to 2014, no regional governmental entity existed that focused on the Basin’s water resources and met the need to serve the region’s continued growth and long term vitality.
In September of 2014, in response to concerns regarding water resources, EMWT was formed. The Town of Estancia, City of Moriarty, Village of Willard and Torrance County adopted a Joint Powers Agreement organizing the EMWT Regional Water Association for the purpose of acquiring or constructing a regional water supply system which would serve domestic, municipal, agricultural, commercial, industrial and governmental users.
EMWT submitted a five-year Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan in May of 2016 to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration which described its proposed overall regional project. In addition, a Long-Term Master Plan and Environmental Report were submitted to the New Mexico Environment Department.
To date, EMWT has received several planning grants and has submitted applications for additional State and Federal funding for the Estancia Basin Regional Water System Project.
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The Association incorporated on October 31, 2014 under the Water or Natural Gas Association Act, (NMSA 1978, Section 3-28-1 through 3-29-22) and the Joint Powers Agreements Act, (NMSA 1978, Sections 11-1-1 to 11-1-7) as an intercommunity water supply association.
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Initial plans are to pump and dispense bulk water in the McIntosh area and then distribute water to McIntosh residents. Later plans include a transmission pipeline along the New Mexico Highway 41 corridor permitting water to be transported between communities and system extension to other parts of the Basin as resources become available. The system ultimately could supply over 50,000 users with safe water and firewater resources.
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Following the model established by EMW Gas Association, EMWT plans to provide a gold standard of customer service in both product delivery and maintenance. The strict observance of governmental best practices and service reliability goals reflect the Board’s dedication to its core values of mutual respect, integrity, quality workmanship and accountability.
BOARD MEMBERS

Bobby Ortiz
City of Moriarty
Term Expires: 12/2022

Steve Anaya
City of Moriarty
Term Expires: 12/2020

Ronnie Reynolds
Town of Estancia
Term Expires: 12/2022

Mike Anaya
EMW Gas Appointee
Term Expires: 12/2022

Angela Redondo
Village of Willard
Term Expires: 12/2022

George Immerwahr
Torrance County
Term Expires: 12/2020

Jason Quintana
Torrance County
Term Expires: 12/2022

Art Swenka
Town of Estancia
Term Expires 12/2020

David Dean
Village of Willard
Term Expires: 12/2020