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Water Department
Water service is complex in a mountain environment. Our water supply is the Martis Valley in the southeast portion of our service territory. Our customer base is spread over forty-four square miles and covers and elevation change from 5,800 feet to 7,350 feet. We have 11 wells, 200 miles of pipeline, 36 storage tanks and 26 pump stations. This complex system is expensive to operate, maintain, repair and replace. Costs of energy, materials and labor are increasing. Looking into the future, we can predict that water rates will increase gradually in the coming years. We need to manage projects and cash very carefully and keep our customers informed.
Staffing for the water department consists of a water utility manager, a superintendent, a water system engineer, an associate water engineer, a planner, a water quaility inspector, two foreman, twolead technicians, five service technicians and two service technicians-in-training, a construction inspector and contract administrator.
Electric Department
The electric operations department is responsible for operating, maintaining, repairing and expanding our electric distribution system. The department has a responsibility to provide effective and efficient maintenance and replacement programs and to provide effective, efficient and safe operations.
Administrative Department
The administration services department is organized into the following functional areas: customer services and collections, customer billing, meter reading, accounting and finance, data processing, personnel and risk management.
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