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As we recently broke ground on Finished Water 3B (FW3B), the process of installing construction fencing along the easement area, clearing and grubbing, and pipe installation has begun on the remaining 5.7-mile segment of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System pipeline to Portales! The overall length of the FW3 pipeline that connects from the FW2…

By John DAntonio

In my tenure as the state engineer of New Mexico, I grappled firsthand with the complexities of water management in a desert state. The Ute Reservoir has emerged as a focal point of controversy and misunderstanding, particularly with recent challenges to the construction of a vital pipeline — a project that is not just beneficial but essential for eastern New Mexico.