New Mexico RuRal wateR associatioN8336 Washington Place NE Albuquerque 87113

www.nmrwa.org505-884-1031 800-819-9893

2012 AnnuAl RepoRt

Building for the Future

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NMRWA BoARd & StAffExEcutivE committEEDavid Kenneke, PresidentGavin Strathdee, Vice PresidentClarence Aragon, Secretary / Treasurer & Past PresidentJim T. Dunlap, National DirectorJohn L. Jones, Legislative ChairPat Banegas, DirectorDebra Ingle, Director Keith Lee, Director

Board of dirEctors Kurt Anderson, Doña Ana MDWCANick Ashcroft, West Hammond DWSilviano Atencio, Tierra Amarilla MDWCASteve Bailey, Village of MagdalenaPatrick Banegas, Anthony W & SDKaren Bray, Village of Des MoinesLarry Covington, Picacho MDWCABert Delara, Las Acequias de PlacitasJim T. Dunlap, Upper La Plata WUADavid Edington, Alto Lakes W & SDAlex E. Griego Jr., San Mateo MDWCADebra Ingle, City of Ruidoso DownsJohn L. Jones, Entranosa W & WADavid Kenneke, Philmont Scout RanchW. Keith Lee, Lower Valley WUARay E. Leverich, Bosque Gardens MDWCAGilbert Miera, Arenas Valley WAWesley Shafer, Village of GradyEdward Silva, La Luz MDWCAGary Spinks, Village of FloydGavin Strathdee, Madrid Village Water Co-opMichael Stroud, City of ArtesiaMike Vigil, Miami DWUAKenneth Whitecotton, Village of House

association staffMatthew Holmes, Executive DirectorJanis Allen, GIS Data SpecialistLupe Aragon, Circuit RiderBill Conner, Deputy Director & Finance ManagerDominick Donnarumma, Circuit RiderSusan Maupin, Wastewater TechnicianPeter Nathanson, Training SpecialistSue Sleeper, Board Training SpecialistAndrew Sweetman, Source Water Protection SpecialistDaniel Valdez, Circuit Rider

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LetteR fRoM the PReSideNt

The New Mexico Rural Water Association continues to progress in our mission to provide technical assistance, training and advocacy for the drinking water and wastewater industry in New Mexico. The Association is able to accomplish this by tapping into years of real-life experience, common sense and hard work on the part of our volunteer Board of Directors and the best Rural Water staff in the business! Added to this winning combination is the foundation of an active membership, dedicated to providing safe drinking water, environmentally responsible wastewater systems and protecting our precious water resources.

This past year has been another success as we have continued to strengthen existing partnerships while seeking out new avenues to benefit our members. Our staff provided 91 days of training throughout the state during 2011. NMRWA trained almost 1,000 people in the topics of water, wastewater, manage-ment, leadership, financial, and board responsibilities. The staff of NMRWA have 100 years of combined experience as certified water operators!

Each year the difficult job of properly managing drinking water and wastewater utilities becomes more complex... And the rules and regulations governing our operations more stringent. Technical assistance and training from the New Mexico Rural Water Association is a critical resource for small communi-ties to be able to maintain compliance with the increasing number of federal regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.

As we struggle to understand and comply with the ever-increasing number of regulations, we all need to take advantage of every opportunity to positively influence the laws affecting our industry:

Stay in close contact with your elected officials. Participate in the regional planning processes. Stay abreast of state and federal regulations and involve yourself whenever changes in drinking water and wastewater regulation are proposed. Most important: Continue to participate in the activities of the New Mexico Rural Water Association!

I have certainly enjoyed and appreciated the past year as President of the Association, and I look forward to the future. My pledge, on behalf of the Board of Directors, is to continue to nurture the old and new partnerships that have contributed to our past success, and continue our efforts to help all of our water and wastewater systems as we roll into the future.

Please call our office if we can be of assistance to you and your system.

Sincerely,

David Kenneke President

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techNicAL ASSiStANce SuMMARy NMRWA employs professional certified operators that travel New Mexico to provide free technical assistance and hands-on training directly to system personnel at their facility. On-site technical assistance improves the skill level of operators by teaching them how to solve problems as opposed to fixing the problems for them. NMRWA staff help troubleshoot and provide practical solutions for operations, maintenance and regulatory issues faced by drinking water systems every day.

on-sitE Hours on-sitE contacts training Hours Circuit Rider #1 586 494 - Circuit Rider #2 894 491 - Wastewater Technician 334 431 81 Board Training Specialist 305 459 10 Totals 2,119 1,875 91

on-sitE Hours sourcEs ProtEctEd training Hours EPA Sourcewater Specialist* 291 21 29 USDA Sourcewater Specialist 297 36 33 Tribal Sourcewater Specialist* 78 8 17 Totals * Program ended midyear due to lack of funding

tRAiNiNg SuMMARyThe New Mexico Rural Water Association is the premier training provider for water and wastewater system operators, providing high quality instruction since 1978. NMRWA staff members have 100 years of combined experience as certified water operators and 105 years of experience training water operators. We focus on increasing the professionalism of system personnel and have built an effective working rela-tionship with operators through our programs and trainings.

Our Training Specialists provide introductory, advanced and specialized trainings and on-site technical assistance to operators and managers of drinking water systems of all sized and complexities. Trainings provide certification exam preparation, certification renewal and continuing education in the technical, operational and management aspects of drinking water systems.

attEndEEs training Hours crEdits awardEd Water System Training 821 511 8,138 Wastewater System Training 151 173 3,268 Totals 972 684 11,406

Total Days of Training 91

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MeMBeRShiPNMRWA experienced a significant growth in membership in 2011, our largest single-year increase for decades. Small water systems continue to be largest component, with over 50% of our members serving less than 100 connections. Large systems and municipalities also recognized the value in belonging to the Association in 2011, resulting in a 60% increase in our largest membership category.

In addition to our system members, any business, corporation, organization or individual adhering to the purposes of the Association may join. NMRWA had 106 Associate members and 10 Individual members in 2011.

systEm mEmBEr tyPECooperatives 60 Municipalities 83 Mutual Domestic Water Associations 163Privately Owned 127Tribal Systems 10Other Government 31 Water & Sanitation Districts 13 Total 486

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rEvEnuE 2010 Federal Grants 1,013,783 796,529 State Grants & Contracts 164,813 23,763 Membership Dues 97,506 125,939 Annual Conference 115,606 155,935 Interest Income 2,358 1,200 Other Income 39,607 96,178 Total Revenue $1,433,673 $1,199,544

ExPEnsE 2010 Salaries & Benefits 749,885 596,656 Other Program Expenses 333,224 289,077 Travel 219,884 162,490 Annual Conference 97,054 96,801 Management & General 53,292 69,955 Total Expense $1,453,339 $1,214,979 Carryover ($19,666) ($15,435)

Figures obtained from NMRWA’s 2011 Audited Financial Statements

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Las Vegas

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Los Lunas

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Truth or Consequences

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San Jon

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New Mexico Rural Water Association8336 Washington Place NEAlbuquerque, NM 87113505-884-1031 or 1-800-819-9893Website: www.nmrwa.org

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SySteM MeMBeRS

Abiquiu

Agua Fria

Agua Pura

Agua Sana

Alcalde

Alto de las Flores

Aragon

Arenas Valley

Arroyo Seco

Barranco

Berino

Bibo

Blanco

Bluewater Acres

Bluewater Lake

Bosque Gardens

Brazito

Brazos

Buena Vista

Caballo Lake

Cañada de los Alamos

Canjilon

Cañon

Cañoncito at Apache Canyon

Cañones

Canyon

Capulin

Casas Adobes

Cedar Crest

Cerro Regional

Chama West

Chamberino

Chamisal

Chamita

Chilili

Chupadero

Cider Mill Farms

Coal Basin

Cordova

Costilla

Cottonwood

Coyote Creek

Cuatro Villas

Cuchilla del Llano

Cumberland

Dixon

Doña Ana

Dungan

Duranes Y Gavilan

East Pecos

El Llano

El Rito Canyon

El Rito Regional

El Salto

El Vadito de los Cerrillos

Ensenada

Fambrough

Flora Vista

French

Galisteo

Gallina

Garfield

Glorieta Estates

Glorieta

Gonzales Ranch

Greater Chimayo

Green Ridge

Greenfield

Hanover

Hidden Valley Estates

Hillsboro

Ilfeld

Jemez Springs

La Cienega

La Cueva

La Jara

La Joya

La Luz

La Pasada

La Union

Lake Roberts

Las Trampas

Leasburg

Liberty

Lincoln

Los Apodacas

Los Brazos

Lower Arroyo Hondo

Lower Des Montes

Lumberton

Lybrook

Malaga

Manzano

Miami

Monument

Moquino

Mora

Mountain Orchard

Navajo Dam

Nogal

North Cleveland

North Hurley

North San Ysidro

North Star

Ojo Caliente

Ojo Sarco

Orchard Estates

Organ

Otis

Pena Blanca

Penasco

Picacho

Pie Town

Pine River

Pineywoods Estates

Piñon

Pinos Altos

Polvadera

Ponderosa

Puerto de Luna

Punta de Agua

Quail Hollow

Quemado Lake

Ranchos de Taos

Regina

Rio Chiquito

Rio Lucio

Rivera’s

Riverside

Rodarte

Rodeo

Rolling Hills

Rosedale

Rowe

Rutheron

San Acacia

San Antonio

San Antonio de Cleveland

San Cristobal

San Mateo

San Pablo

Sierra Vista

Sile

Southside

Tajique

Talavera

Talpa

Tecolotito

Tesuque

Tierra Amarilla

Tres Piedras

Twin Forks

Tyrone

Upper Arroyo Hondo

Upper Des Montes

Upper Holman

Vadito

Vallecitos

Velarde

Vista Redonda

Waterfall Community

Watrous

West Rim

White Cliffs

Winterhaven

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Tijeras

Truth or

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Tularosa

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Virden

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Anasazi Trails

Artesia Rural Water

Bearcat Homeowners

Berrendo

Cedar Creek Cabin Owners

Cedar Creek Water

Cielo Vista

Community Water

Cypress Gardens

Desert Sky Mountain

Eileen Acres

Entranosa

Forest Park

Glen Acres

Happy Valley

Hi Mesa Estates

High Rolls Water

Hofheins/Marcel Thomas

Hyde Park Estates

La Mesa

La Vista

Laborcita

Las Campanas

Lea County Electric

Lee Acres

Lindrith

Lost Horizon

Lower Valley

Madrid

Maxwell

Nara Visa

Old Sandia Park

Overlook

Pendaries

Pete Ragan Memorial

Placitas Trails

Placitas West

RAD Water

Rancho Grande

Rincon

Robin Hood

Roosevelt County

Sagebrush

Sierra Vista South

Silver Springs

Springer Tract

Thompson Ridge

Tierra Monte

TK Services

Tranquillo Pines

Turquoise Estates

Upper La Plata

Val Verde 2

Valley

Vista Bonita

Vista De Oro De Placitas

West Hammond

Whispering Cedars

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Alpine Village

Alto Lakes

Anthony

Bluewater

Central NM Correctional

El Prado

Ramah

Ranchos de Placitas

San Rafael

Sun Valley

Thoreau

Timberon

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Albuquerque North KOA

American RV Park

Anthony Point of Entry

Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Ardovinos Desert Crossing

Aspendale Baptist Camp

Barcelona Mobile Home Park

Black River Center

Bonita Park Nazarene Center

Bowlins Trading Post

Bug Scuffle Sportsmans Ranch

Burro Mountain Homestead

Camel Rock Casino

Caprock Water Company

Carlos Lucero Subdivision

Casa Angelica

Casa San Ysidro

CBG Water Company

Cedar Rail Campground

Chevron Mining - Questa

Chino Mines

Cimarroncita Ranch

Circle B RV Park

Clines Corners

Cloud Country Estates

Cloud Country West

Conoco Phillips - Buckeye

Cook Canyon Ranch

Delancey Street Foundation

Eagle Nest Residential Center

El Gancho Fitness Club

El Rancho de las Golondrinas

Elephant Butte Irrigation District

Elliott Barker Girl Scout Camp

Enchanted Forest Water

Enchanted Mesa MHP

Enchanted Valley Water Users

ENMR Plateau

Fawn Ridge Property Owners

Fence Lake Water Association

Fort Selden Water Company

Freeport McMoran Cobre Mine

Frontier Field Services

GCC Rio Grande

Ghost Ranch Conference Center

Grants Cibola Sands KOA

Greer Subdivision

High Sierra Estates Water

Holly Gardens MHP

Holy Cross Retreat Center

Homestead Landowners

Homestead Mobile Home Park

Horseshoe Springs Association

Ideal Trailer Park

Intrepid Potash NM

JK Corporation

Karr Canyon Estates

La Cueva Business Center

La Lomita Mobile Home Park

La Vida Mission Community

Las Acequias de Placitas

Las Cruces KOA Campground

Las Cruces Mobile Home Park

Lifeway Glorieta Center

Los Alamos Ski Club

Low-Hi RV Ranch

Mayhill Water Supply

Monastery of Christ in the Desert

Monte Bello RV Park

Montie’s Cafe

Mosaic Potash Carlsbad

Mountain Meadow RV Park

Oasis Enterprises

Paa-ko Communities Sewer

Pendaries RV Resort

Philmont Boy Scout Ranch

Ponderosa Pines

Ramah Navajo School Board

Rancho de Chimayo

Rancho Vista MHP

Rehoboth Christian School

Rio Communities

Rob Roy Trailer Park

Rocky Mountain MP

Sacramento Methodist Assembly

Sacramento Mountain Retreat

Sandia Peak Ski Company

Sandia Peak Utility

Santa Fe Mobile Home Hacienda

Santa Fe Ski Basin

Santa Fe West MHP

Senior Living Systems

Sierra Los Pinos

Sierra Vista Retirement

Silver Cloud Water Users

Sivell’s Baptist Camp

Sixteen Springs

Ski Apache Resort

South Hills Water

Spring Canyon Ranch

St. Joseph Mission School

St. Williams MHP

St. Johns MHP

Stakeout Restaurant

Sunset Acres

Tall Pines Resort

Tall Pines Water District

Taos East Condominiums

Thunder Mountain Water

Tierra West Estates MHP

Trailer Ranch RV Park

Transwestern Pipeline

Travelers World Camp

Triple J MHP

Trout Mountain

Turquoise Trail Camp

Turquoise Trail Water System

Tyrone Townsite

Valle del Rio Water

Valle Escondido

Vermejo Park Ranch

Villa Santa Maria

Village MHP

Vista Del Sol

West Mesa Water Co.

West Mesa Water System

Whites City Water

Wild and Woolley Trailer Ranch

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Abo Ruins Salinas PuebloAcoma Business EnterprisesAnimas Public SchoolsBernalillo Public SchoolsBosque del Apache NWRBureau of Indian EducationBureau of Land ManagementCapulin Volcano NMCarlsbad Caverns NPChaco Culture NHP

Clayton Lake State ParkDoña Ana County UtilitiesEl Malpais NMEl Morro NMFt. CraigFt. StantonGadsden SchoolsIndian Health ServiceJicarilla Apache UtilityMelrose Bombing Range

Mesa Vista SchoolMescalero Apache UtilityMoriarty - Edgewood SchoolNavajo Nation EPANational Solar ObservatoryNew Mexico Boys RanchNE New Mexico DetentionRamah Navajo UtilityRanchvale ElementaryRoswell Correctional Center

San Ildefonso PuebloSandia PuebloSangre de Cristo CenterSanta Ana PuebloSanta Fe County UtilitiesSanta Fe National ForestTaos Pueblo UtilityTesuque PuebloThoreau SchoolsZia Pueblo

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A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing

Absolute Aeration

AdEdge Technologies

AIRVAC

Albuquerque Winwater/Winnelson

All State Tank Manufacturing

Allchem Performance Products

Alliance for PE Pipe

Alpha Southwest

Animas Environmental Services

Applied Products Group

Baker Utility Supply

The Barry Group - TNEMEC

Biolynceus

Blue Earth Labs

Bohannan Huston

Browns Hill Engineering

Caldwell Tanks

Campbell Scientific

Canyon State Filtration

Carmeuse Industrial Sands

Cheney-Walters-Echols

Chuck Homer & Associates

Clow Valve

Compass Tools

Controls West

D & R Tank

DCP Midstream

Dennis Engineering Company

DEWCO Pumps & Equipment

DPC Industries

EAI Southwest

East Jordan Iron Works

Engineers, Inc.

ESRI

Essco Pipe & Supply

Fast Ditch

Ferguson Waterworks

Filter Tech Systems

Ford Meter Box

Great Southwest Meter Testing

Green Equipment

Hach

Hanna Instruments

H2O Consultants

HARCO Fittings

HD Supply - Waterworks

Industrial Service & Supply

Industrial Test Systems

Insurance Services of NM

isiWEST

Isolux Technologies

JCH - James, Cooke & Hopson

Layne-Christensen

Livingston Associates

Logics

Master Meter

MIOX Corporation

Mission Communications

Molzen-Corbin & Associates

Mountain States Pipe & Supply

Mueller Company

Mueller Systems

Narasimhan Consulting Services

Natgun Corporation

Neptune Technology Group

NMED Construction Programs Bureau

NMED Drinking Water Bureau

New Mexico Finance Authority

New Mexico Meters

New Mexico One Call

NM Water & Wastewater Assoc.

New Mexico Water Initiative

Odessa Pumps & Equipment

Pioneer Equipment

Pipeline Solutions

Pipestone Equipment

Pittsburg Tank & Tower

Polylok

ProTek Services

Red Flint Sand & Gravel

Reynolds

RMCI

Rodgers & Company

SCG Enterprises

Sensus, USA

Sequoyah Software & Consulting

SJE-Rhombus

Smith Engineering Company

Souder, Miller & Associates

Southwest Engineers

Stenner Pump Company

Syracuse Castings West

Tank Maintenance & Construction

Ted D. Miller Associates

TestAmerica Laboratories

Timber Line Electric & Control

TLC Plumbing & Utility

Tomcat Consultants/TAP

USA Blue Book

USA Tank Storage Systems

USDA Rural Development

Utility Service Company

Water Technology Group

WHPacific

WRT - Water Remediation Technology

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MiSSioN StAteMeNt

ViSioN StAteMeNt

Our vision is to be the recognized leader of water and wastewater utilities with emphasis on rural and small systems in New Mexico.

www.nmrwa.org

Our mission is to provide the highest quality training and technical assis-tance to rural water and wastewater utilities throughout New Mexico, and to represent the legislative and regulatory interests of our members.