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Navajo-Gallup
    Water Supply Project

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In late July, the entire COG staff had a rare opportunity to tour one of the largest federal public projects in recent New Mexico history.  The Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, though in discussion and planning for 60 years , began the first phases of construction more than a year ago.  One of the phases of construction is happening just north of Gallup along Highway 491, and the COG staff took up the offer by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to tour the construction site from Twin Lakes to Tohlakai Hill, where 48-inch pipelines were being placed in the ground and in some places encased in concrete.  BOR Engineers Patrick Page and Tig Haley provided a great review, Q & A session, and tour of the project for the COG staff.  [The BOR offers a weekly tour of the project, which  can be arranged by contacting BOR’s Patrick Page]. According to Mr. Page, cost estimates for building the Navajo-Gallup Project are now at $1.01 billion.  COG Executive Director Jeff Kiely, who for 17 years assisted former COG Director Patty Lundstrom in staffing the NGWSP Steering Committee, also provided a historical overview of the COG’s role over the past 20+ years.  

Project Features

  • Approximately 280 miles of Main Trunk-line Pipe 
             (54'' to 10'' diameter)
  • Serves Existing NTUA and City Delivery Systems
  • Approximately 15 Pumping Plants
  • 2 Water Treatment Plants
  • Several Storage Tanks
  • Approximately 120 miles of Power Transmission Lines

Project Challenges

  • Integration of the facilities into the existing distribution systems
  • Water Rights Adjudication
  • Land Acquisition
  • Simultaneous Construction by Multiple Entities
  • Schedule Construction of Reaches to Meet Critical Interim Water Needs
  • Cultural Resources

Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Tour 2013

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106 West Aztec Avenue
Gallup, NM 87301
Phone: (505) 722-4327
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    • Economic Development >
      • CEDS Update 2020
      • Opportunity Zones
      • P.O.W.E.R Grant
      • Rural Economic Development
      • Revolving Loan Fund
    • Transportation Planning >
      • RTPO Meetings
      • Important Documents
      • 4 CITE
    • Local Governments Services >
      • Projecteering
    • Environmental Planning >
      • NWNM Brownfields Assessment Coalition
      • Regional Water Planning: Region 6 Water Plan
      • Energy Efficiency & Conservation Services
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    • Prewitt Industrial Park
    • Milan Industrial Park
    • ZMTP
    • Mirabal Park
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    • Interactive Maps
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    • Board
    • Annual & Financial Reports
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    • Employment Opportunites
    • Request For Proposals
    • COG Mural Project
  • Cog Blog
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