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City of Farmington
Water/Wastewater
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……for the regular meeting of the Public Utility Commission of the City of Farmington, on Wednesday,
March 11, 2026 at 3:00 pm in the Executive Conference Room, City Hall, 800 Municipal Dr., Farmington,
New Mexico.
I. GENERAL
A. Roll Call
B. Convening of Meeting by Tory N. Larsen, Chair
1. Approval of Minutes – February 11, 2026 Regular Public Utility Commission Meeting
II. BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR
Citizens who wish to address the committee shall sign in prior to the start of the meeting. Comments are accepted in
person and limited to 3 minutes. No formal action will be taken at this meeting that relates to comments or input from the
General Public.
III. BUSINESS
2. Electric Utility Report – Sheree Wilson
3. Director’s Report – Hank Adair
4. O&M Water/Wastewater Operations Report – Benedikte Webb
5. CIP Water/Wastewater Report
II. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting will be held April 15, 2026
The City of Farmington will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities who
wish to attend a public meeting. If you need to request that an accommodation, please notify the Electric Administration
office (599-1160) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

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BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
The regular meeting of the CITY OF FARMINGTON BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY
COMMISSIONERS was held Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., in the Executive
Conference Room, City Hall, 800 Municipal Dr., Farmington, New Mexico in full conformity
with the laws and ordinances of the Municipality.
Upon roll call, the following were found to be present, constituting a quorum:
Commission members present: Tory N. Larsen
Diane Schmidt
Linda Corwin
Patricio Sanchez
Nathan Thompson
Drew Degner
John Buffington
George Sharpe
Clifton Horace
Steve Grey
Jesse Whitaker
Council Liaison Janis Jakino
constituting all members of said Advisory Commission.
Also present were:
Electric Utility Director Hank Adair
Electric Engineering Shawn Weiss
Electric Generation Britt Chesnut
Customer Service Nicki Parks
Electric Business Operations Sheree Wilson
Public Works Water/Wastewater Mark Hathcock
Public Works Water/Wastewater Benedikte Webb
Administrative Services Nalinee Jose
Administrative Services Lynda Hayes
PUC Secretary Amy McKinley
The meeting was convened by the Chair.
BUSINESS
The Chair called for a motion to approve the Minutes of the January 14, 2026 Regular meeting.
Commissioner Degner moved to approve and Commissioner Schmidt provided the second. The
motion passed by voice vote, with Commissioners Sanchez and Thompson abstaining.
Business from the Floor
Mr. David Fosdeck approached the commission with a sample meter socket adapter, a device
that sits between the meter socket and the utility meter. He said this adapter facilitates the
connection of solar or EVs or distributed generation with battery. Mr. Fosdeck also noted he
submitted this adapter to the utility for consideration and that it had not been approved.
Quarterly Financial Reports
Ms. Nalinee Jose, Enterprise Accountant, offered information regarding the utility’s financial
status for the Second Quarter of FY2026 ending December 31, 2025.
Electric Utility
Within the Comparative Statement of Net Position for the Electric Utility, Total Assets for the
Second Quarter ending December 31, 2025 was $461 million. Total Liabilities was $54.5
million. Total Net Position was $406.7 million.

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Water Utility
A review of the Water Utility Comparative Statement of Net Position for the Second Quarter
ended December 31, 2025, noted Total Assets were $192.9 million. Total Liabilities was $54
million. Total Net Position was $138.9 million.
Wastewater Utility
Regarding the Wastewater Utility Comparative Statement of Net Position for the Second
Quarter ended December 31, 2025, Total Assets was $83.5 million. Total Liabilities was $16.5
million. The Total Net Position was $66.9 million.
Water-Wastewater Quarterly Financial Reports
Ms. Lynda Hayes, offered a report regarding the Water and Wastewater utilities quarterly
financials. The Water Utility Cash Balance as of the Second Quarter ended December 31, 2025
was $29.9 million. The Wastewater Utility Cash Balance for the Second Quarter ended
December 31, 2025 was $4.8 million.
Regarding Cash Balance, a graph demonstrated Water Cash of $21.5 million, Water Restricted
NMFA Cash of $29.9 million. Wastewater Cash is $24 million and Wastewater Restricted
NMED Cash of $4.8 million. The number of gallons of Water for FY2026 Q2 decreased by
5.5% (42.4 million gallons) compared to FY2025 Q2. The number of gallons of Wastewater
for FY2026 Q2 decreased by 2.2% (8.5 million gallons) compared to FY2025 Q2. The number
of wastewater customers increased slight by 0.3% in Q2 FY2026.
Director’s Report – Electric Utility Director, Hank Adair
Mr. Hank Adair offered an update on utility activities. Regarding Customer Service, work has
begun on the water metering for the Totah Subdivision. San Juan County received grant funding
to pay connection costs for those residents who chose to connect to the city system. The MOC
drive through tube carrier is broken and staff if looking at replacement options. Central
Consolidated Schools completed a vendor form to allow for the use of their assistance program.
The customer service team made 9,655 customer contacts in January. The utility received
$38,325 in LiHEAP assistance equaling 148 payments and the FEUS Utility Assistance
program provided $19,740 in assistance to 102 families.
Regarding Substation/Distribution/Transmission, the Hart Substation renovation project is
scheduled for April. Construction is in progress for the Hare Switching Station relay panel
replacement. Installation of the panel will take place summer 2026. Five transformer upgrades
were completed. 284 AMI meters were installed in the system. Pole to pole maintenance has
started on the Bergin to Kutz transmission line.
The Navajo Hydro Plant Valve Outage will take place January to February 2026. The Bluffview
Spring Major outage is scheduled for April 17 – June 3, 2026. FOM February Gas was
$4.14/MMBtu. The utility hedged at $4.275/MMBtu. Regarding the Riverview Solar/Battery
project, 30% Electric Design was approved for interconnect and progress payment. Large
equipment is being ordered. Regarding the RICE units, some final punch list items are being
completed. There were five circuit outages in January. Three outages were weather related, one
was wildlife related and one involved copper theft. There were no solar connections in January.
Staff is monitoring State legislation. Staff is also preparing FY2027 proposed budget in
preparation of the April budget meeting. The NTUA paid $188 thousand for line extensions to
provide electricity for the first time to residents in the Huerfano area.
O&M Water/Wastewater Operations Report
Ms. Benedikte Webb, Operations, Maintenance & Environment Administrator provided
information regarding water/wastewater operations activities for January 2026.
Farmington Lake levels were 68.88%. The lake is slowly being refilled. The lake will fill more
quickly as the Farmer’s Ditch pump comes back on line in the spring. Water production was
224.19 million gallons. In January, there were three new residential meters installed in January.
In January, there were five service line breaks and five main line breaks.

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Regarding Wastewater treatment, effluent flow for January was 114.79MG. Effluent BOD
(Biochemical Oxygen Demand) was 5.21 mg/L; effluent TSS (Total Suspended Solids) was
18.65 mg/L; Effluent TDS Net Increase was 346.13 mg/L; Effluent E. coli was 1.27
MPN/100ml. All iHydrants have been installed and are active. Bulk Meter Usage was 832
thousand gallons for December-January.
CIP Water/Wastewater
Water/Wastewater CIP Administrator Mark Hathcock provided an update regarding capital
projects planned and underway throughout the city.
A review of Grant Funded Projects noted the Water Treatment Plant #1 is approximately 79%
complete. The Feasibility Study for Farmington Lake Dam Raise is approximately 98%
complete. Staff are working on spillway raise design 30% drawings.
Regarding new and current Renewal and Replacement projects, the 2019 Polyline Replacement
project continues with 1,911 replacements as of January 31. 209 valve replacements and box
adjustments have been completed to date. Regarding the Sewer Point Repairs, Breaks and
Cracks in Sewer Lines Between Manholes project, 145 out of 155 identified have been
completed or are currently in progress. In mid-March a Sewer Trunk Link Pipe Bursting project
will replace the 21-inch clay pipe sewer line that runs along the North Farmington Ditch from
Paralee to Apache Street with a 24-inch HDPE pipe.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Commission the meeting was adjourned at
4:32 p.m.
Approved this 11th day of March, 2026.
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Tory N. Larsen, Chair