2024 Consumer Confidence Report
The 2024 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
(also known as the Consumer Confidence Report, CCR) states:
La Mesa Water Cooperative (LMWC) drinking water is safe and meets federal and New Mexico requirements.
Member Handbook Updated for 2025
The Member Handbook has hints on how to find water leaks, links to water conservation and Xeriscaping websites, and other useful information.
Billing and Payments
You can receive your water bill in paper form or electronically. You can pay with a paper check, a bill pay service through your bank, or electronically through a service called Intuity. See the Electronic Billing and Payments page for details.
Public Documents
Here is some information that may be interest to residents of La Mesa and Sundance Mesa.
- Member Handbook
- Water Quality
- 2024 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report (also known as the Consumer Confidence Report, CCR)
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Sampling Results (sampled September 11, 2020)
- The average hardness of our water is about 8.5 grains per gallon (gpg).
- Water Availability
- Service Line Inventory (9/18/2024) – There are no lead service lines on houses served by LMWC (La Mesa and Sundance Mesa subdivisions). The EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) requires water systems to prepare and maintain an inventory of service line materials and to submit the inventory to the state agencies by October 16, 2024. The LMWC distribution system for La Mesa and Sundance Mesa divisions was constructed after the 1986 ban on lead pipes. A service line is the piping between the distribution pipes, to the water meter and then to the house. In the LMWC area, all service lines from the water meter to the house were installed by the home builder and are owned and maintained by the property owner.
Monitor water use with EyeOnWater
To reduce water lost to leaks or unintentional use, such as a hose left running, we have installed smart water meters on all houses. We strongly encourage everybody to take advantage of this capability.
- See your water use on the EyeOnWater website or smartphone app
- Sign up with EyeOnWater.com
- Enter 3-digit account number
- Provide email address
- Can delegate to a family member or friend, who does not have to be in Placitas
- Set EyeOnWater alert to get an email or text message if there is a steady leak
- Regularly check EyeOnWater to make sure water use is what is intended
There is no extra charge for this service.
Emergency Contact List
Occasionally we have disruptions in service or other situations where we need to urgently communicate with you. We use the Intuity “Biller notification” service to notify you of a water emergency or other issue that needs your attention. See the Electronic Billing and Payments page for information on how to set up an Intuity account and set the email address and/or cell number to receive these messages.
Board of Directors Meeting Schedule
The Board of Directors meets monthly, generally on the second Monday of each month, starting at 10 AM, at the Placitas Community Library. The meetings are open to all members, and those with unresolved complaints or presentations they wish to make are encouraged to participate. The agenda is posted at the mail boxes prior to each meeting.
Times and dates may change to accommodate board members.
- November 10, 2025
- December 8, 2025
- January 12, 2026
Septic Systems
The US Environmental Protection Agency has some very useful information about septic systems on a web page called SepticSmart. You may want to print the one page flyer, “The Dos and Don’ts of Your Septic System.”
You may also want to see the New Mexico Environment Department web page on Homeowner Information: Liquid Waste Systems
If you have any comments, suggestions, or material that you would like to see on this website, please contact webmaster@lamesawatercoop.org.