Utilities Connection
Around kitchen tables throughout the country, there will be gratitude for the food and the company of our friends and family. The support of those we love sustains us, and similarly, there is a support system that we don’t see or may have gratitude for until we notice that it’s not in our lives. The miles of hidden infrastructure that supplies the water to our homes and business is a piece of what makes our society flow.
“In this time of year to be thankful for things in our lives, I am thankful our workers, past and present, who have dedicated their lives to upholding different components in our water system’s infrastructure,” said Las Cruces Utilities Interim Deputy Director Water Ronald N. Borunda.
A city’s infrastructure is made up of things like facilities and systems that support a sustainable functionality of a country, city, or even a home. With the LCU water system, there are four distinct components of the water system.
The first component is the supply of water. For Las Cruces, that is the water from the Jornada and Mesilla bolsons, which range from 100 to 300 feet underground. LCU has over 40 wells that pull water from our underground sources to homes and businesses in our city. There are over 600 miles of water pipe throughout the city. Pipes were installed from recent to 60 years ago and range from cast iron pipe to polyvinyl.
“We are upgrading piping when we encounter older piping,” said Borunda. “This is why you may see LCU crews...
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