Las Vegas, New Mexico will begin construction on a water treatment plant this summer to nearly double the city’s water supply. The city has faced ongoing challenges with its water system since the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire in 2022. Fire debris overwhelmed the treatment plant, forcing it to shut down multiple times. At one point, the city had just weeks left of safe drinking water.The new treatment plant will have an initial capacity of 3.56 million gallons per day and will serve a population of 14,880 people.
Las Vegas, New Mexico will begin construction on a water treatment plant this summer to nearly double the city’s water supply.
The city has faced ongoing challenges with its water system since the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire in 2022.
Fire debris overwhelmed the treatment plant, forcing it to shut down multiple times.
At one point, the city had just weeks left of safe drinking water.
The new treatment plant will have an initial capacity of 3.56 million gallons per day and will serve a population of 14,880 people.
