Water district seeks to partner with Mountainair.
The Claunch-Pinto Soil and Water Conservation District (CPSWCD) would like to partner with the Town of Mountainair and the Mountainair Volunteer Fire Department in hosting a community workshop focusing on installing two 5,000-gallon rainwater catchment tanks at the Mountainair Fire Station.
“The fire department currently relies on water from the local domestic system, which can be costly when filling up trucks,” Dee Tarr of CPSWCD said at the regular Mountainair Town Council meeting Wednesday evening.
“Having a supplemental water source would save money for the fire department while providing additional water resources for the community members’ protection.
The additional water resources that would be available to the fire station would also provide a key resource for community members that live within the district, but not within the town.” Although the proposed workshop will be open to the public, the volunteer firefighters are expected to be the larger source of labor on the project.