DOE Determination - Water Service Line Leak - Aldea 91 Camino Aldea

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Justin S. Greene Adam Fulton Johnson Commissioner, District 1 Commissioner, District 4 Lisa Cacari Stone Hank Hughes Commissioner, District 2 Commissioner, District 5 Camilla Bustamante Gregory S. Shaffer Commissioner, District 3 County Manager MEMORANDUM DATE: June 24, 2026 TO: File FROM: Bill Taylor, Procurement Manager, CPO Via: Jason Crighton, Deputy Public Work Utilities Director Travis Soderquist, Public Works Utilities Division Director RE: Declaration of Emergency to Procure the Necessary Repairs to a Water Service Line Leak Located at 91 Avenida Aldea in Santa Fe County, New Mexico ISSUE On Tuesday March 17th at approximately 4:30am I (Rubel Gallegos) was the operator on call and was receiving multiple calls from dispatch about low pressures and water coming up from the street in front of 94 Avenida Aldea located in Aldea de Santa Fe. Upon arriving on scene, it was determined of a main water line break. At approximately 5:00am, isolation valves were located to shut down the water main while keeping the number of customers without water to a minimum. At approximately 5:45am all functioning water isolation valves were shut down, achieving approximately 85% shut off with a small flow still coming out of the water main. At approximately 6:30am the Utilities Supervisor was contacted to request the services of a contractor for repair of the water main. Verbal authorization was received to take all action necessary to correct and repair the water line. Subsurface responded and said they were mobilizing a crew and would be out as soon as possible. Once locates were completed Subsurface began work on the removal of asphalt and exposing the broken water line. The failure was determined to be at a bell joint in a section of the line where it had a slight bend following the contour of the road and the use of inadequate bedding material that was used. A twenty-foot section of twelve-inch C900 was replaced using two Smith and Blair couplings. After repairs were completed and pressure testing confirmed no leaks I (Rubel Gallegos) was notified at 10:00pm on Tuesday March 17th, 2026, that water service had been fully restored. The system was repressurized and flushed. Subsurface continued work on backfilling and compacting the excavation area. Base course has been added flush with surrounding asphalt and road is passable. Road paving will be scheduled with subsurface upon availability of their subcontractor.