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City manager explains Portales water rate plan
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 6—Portales City Manager Sarah Austin in an interview Wednesday said the city plans to raise its water rates in all categories and explained why. "With the water situation not improving, ...
Portales City Council postpones vote on water contract
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 13—PORTALES — The Portales City Council on Dec. 5 voted to postpone a vote to approve a water contract with the Roosevelt County Water Cooperative until the next meeting. On Nov. 1, the ...
Portales City Council hears proposed water rate increase
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 13—PORTALES — The Portales City Council voted Tuesday to postpone consideration of a proposal to increase the water, sewer and garbage rates across the board for all residential, commercial ...
Portales reduces water flow to co-op
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAug. 16—The city of Portales last week "reduced the flow" of water it sells to its co-op customers, leading to a flurry of complaints and concerns. Portales City Manager Sarah Austin said the ...
Portales residents weigh in on water use restrictions at meeting
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAug. 26—Nearly 50 city and county residents crowded into Tuesday night's Portales City Council meeting, eager to hear updates on water use reduction efforts and to learn whether restrictions ...
Portales to establish water plan, committee soon
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJan. 20—The city of Portales will be looking into introducing a new water efficiency plan (WEP) and establishing a water advisory committee by February. That's what area residents heard Thursday ...
Portales water emergency continues
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJul. 29—PORTALES — As of Tuesday, conditions that brought about Portales' Stage 3 Water Emergency had not changed, and may have been getting worse. That's what John DeSha, the city's public ...
Portales approves water purchase contract
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 24—The Portales City Council unanimously approved a water purchase contract with the Roosevelt County Water Cooperative (RCWC), which increases the rates the coop pays the city for water ...
Portales water emergency declared at council meeting
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 1—A Stage 3 emergency water emergency that went into effect Wednesday was properly declared by John DeSha, the city's public utilities director, according to Portales City Manager Sarah ...
Portales evaluating water situation this week
Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOct. 22—The city of Portales' Water Department began scheduled "cleaning and evaluation services" on its well field last week. If the completed report shows production "of an additional 500 ...