Alamogordo Water Supply
We use cycle billing and depending on your address and cycle your billing date will vary from month to month by 3 6 days.
Alamogordo water supply. The city of alamogordo water distribution system is divided into five 5 pressure zones. A pressure zone is an area supplied by a source or multiple sources that provide a constant hydraulic gradient. Do you find topoquest useful. Approximately 70 percent of the ity s water supply is provided by surface water sources.
During drought conditions available water supply from these sources may be less than half of average supply. The utility billing customer service department compiles meter readings based on meters read billing of water sewer and garbage collection issues work orders for rechecks of meters turn on and off of services monitors and collects on delinquent accounts and provides customer service with the ability to serve the customer in an appropriate manner. The city of alamogordo differs from most municipalities in the state of new mexico in that historically the majority of its water supply approximately 70 has come from surface water. Alamogordo regional water supply project existing water sources surface water city has 5400 afy of surface water rights.
Established in 1898 the city of alamogordo water system currently obtains its supply from surface water sources in the fresnal and la luz canyon systems which involves the sacramento mountains north and east of the city bonito lake and other tributaries. Typically the hydraulic gradient is provided by the high water level of the ground or elevated storage reservoir serving the pressure zone. This is done so we may avoid bills being generated or becoming due on weekends and or city. Alamogordo water supply reservoir dam is close to alamogordo department of public safety station 6.
These surface water sources in the sacramento mountains north and east of the city as well as bonito lake are highly variable and very susceptible to drought conditions that reduce supply. Setting up auto pay on line. Sur le site mapcarta la carte libre. Help keep topoquest running and adding new maps features by donating.
Please utilize this link or the link above to make an online water sewer bill payment. The city of alamogordo bills monthly for your utility account. City collects surface water from the sacramento mountains located to the east of the city primarily from the la luz fresnel and alamo canyons.