Water

Director Marvin R. Martinez Water Services Director Phone: 505-753-6861 Email Hours of Operation Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00 pm After Hours (5:00 pm to 8:00 am) Weekends and Holidays - Off Contact Information Emergencies Call 753-5555	Staff
	Ramon Marquez Water Operator II	Daniel Trujillo Water Operator I	Philip Martinez Water Operator I
	Leo Valdez Water Operator II	Earl Edmonds Water Operator II Wastewater II Cross Connection Tech	Joel Andrade Utility Service Worker
	Christine Gehrmann Water Operator II	Eddie Trivino Water Operator II	Greg Lonewolf Safety Administration Assistant

Mission Statement:

The Mission of the City's Water Department is to provide quality potable water with adequate water pressure to preserve and sustain the city's current and future needs of our water consumers. To meet domestic, and fire protection demands and keeping the cost of Operation and Maintenance as low as possible.

Water Supply and Water Quality

Introduction

LisaTorres-Lopez. Water Secretary

The City of Española is completely reliant on ground water for its water supply. Over the past 40 years several wells have been abandoned, due to either casing failures or problems with ground water contamination. New wells drilled to replace lost production are deeper and generally located farther from the Rio Grande and inner valley than the older wells were. The ever present threat of ground - water contamination, both natural and introduced, to existing wells coupled with the stress of growing demand and increasingly - stringent federal government regulations, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) require an innovative approach to securing a safe and reliable water supply for future generations.