Cutting trees in the power lines

The crew from Rogers Tree Service with Otero County Electric Company

has adopted a more aggressive tree removal policy within the power line rights-of-way (10 feet either side of the utility pole).
 Rogers is working now in Sun Valley Water District. They will be removing “fast growing trees”, meaning ponderosa pine and Box Elder, Narrow Leaf Cottonwood and Poplar. This should reduce the potential for wildfire starts due to power line sparking, like the small fire down at Martell’s in Little Creek a couple of years ago (power line start, not due to lack of thinning). 

PNM has had that multiple wildfire start problems over the past several years in Ruidoso before resuming a more aggressive removal policy. 

Look for Rogers to be out here in the SVW District for a while.

Resulting tree limbs and trunks that are cut are the property of the landowner. DO NOT take this wood without asking permission from the landowner.

Now seen at our trash site, please take the time to read it. This rain is great - but need lots more rain to get out of restrictions.

Water restrictions in place throughout subdivisions

Sun Valley Water Board of Directors moved the Water Restriction Level to Stage 2 on May 14, 2018, board meeting.

 Stage 2: Outside watering by hand between the hours of 7am and 8am 

               AND 6pm to 7pm.

                NO watering between 8am to 6pm

Any questions: Please call and leave a message at (575)258-5240.  We will call you back

FYI: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any person violating these restrictive

 provisions shall be  subject to an administrative penalty of $100.00

 (one hundred dollars) per day, per violation.

The property owner will be held responsible for the actions of all parties 

occupying the premises.  A warning notice may be given for a first violation only.

All administrative fees levied will be added to your monthly water bill and be 

subject to the late payment and non-payment procedures currently in effect 

which can result in service being cut-off for non-payment.

Sun Valley Water and Sanitation District

PO Box 151

Alto, NM  88312

575.258.5240

sunvalleywater@valornet.com