History of El Creston MDWCA
Fall, 2009 - Winter/Spring, 2010 - The Board has moved forward with:
- revised bylaws;
- state incorporation;
- federal IRS 501c12 status;
- declaration of water emergency;
- application for and receipt of a $47,550 planning grant from NMFA;
- selection of engineering firm to write the Preliminary Engineering Report;
- application/receipt of a $25K USDA grant for the environmental study;
- application/receipt of a $20K Board of Finance loan for truck and tanks;
- purchase of a potable water hauling truck;
- purchase of water storage tanks for low-income residents;
- initiation of a membership drive;
- initiation of an area-wide household income survey;
- production of a marketing brochure;
- regular monthly Board of Directors' meetings;
- regular communication with area legislators and governmental agencies.
Summer 2010-2014
- water hauling continues during the drought
- Preliminary Engineering Report completed in March 2011
- $100,000 from the NM Water Trust Board in 2012 for engineering design and drawings of the system
- $998,885 from the NM Water Trust Board in July 2013 to bulid phase I: drilling a community well, a storage tank and a fill station at county road A20 and Mira Sol.
- Construction started in summer of 2014
2015
- Work was stopped on the well in January 2015 by the State Engineer requiring an updated Operations Plan to address how cross-flow water from the two water bearing encountered by our well will be prevented.
- Work on the test well, pump test and water quality test resumed in Summer 2015.
- August/September: The drill bit was stuck due to sitting so long. We were unable to retrieve it, and the well will be capped.
2016
- Hays began drilling a new well in January
- March 1: Hays Plumbing drilled to approximately 580 feet. They encountered a water bearing zone which produced approximately 100 gpm at 530 feet.
2017
- March: Lines were laid and meters installed to 15 homes.
- Spring-Summer: Lawsuits by citizens and the City of Las Vegas delayed turning on the system.