Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Portales’ Public Works Committee on Tuesday voted to send a recommendation to Portales City Council to open talks with EPCOR to possibly take over operation of the city’s water system.
Chris Mendoza, utilities superintendent, described Tuesday’s action as “a motion to approve to allow EPCOR to come in and evaluate the Portales water system, wastewater system, wastewater reuse, and well field.”
Mendoza said no one from EPCOR was present.
“Last week City Council and the mayor met with a representative from EPCOR,” Mendoza said on Tuesday.
Mendoza described that meeting as an introduction.
EPCOR is the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based corporation that operates the Clovis municipal water system.
Interim Portales City Manager T. J. Cathey has said “there is an extensive process” involved before any final decision could be made to privatize Portales’ water system.
According to EPCOR’s website, it handles operations of water, wastewater, natural gas and electricity distribution systems in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
