Name: Bluewater Water and Sanitation District, New Mexico January 11, 2023
Uploaded: 2023-01-13T18:27:30+00:00
Duration: 1 h 22 min 6 s
Description: Bluewater Water and Sanitation District, New Mexico January 11, 2023 “Unnecessary Competing Capital Outlay Requests Due to Unfunded mandates and competing Capital Outlay requests for brick-and-mortar

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Bluewater Water and Sanitation District, New Mexico January 11, 2023

“Unnecessary Competing Capital Outlay Requests

Due to Unfunded mandates and competing Capital Outlay requests for brick-and-mortar projects unnecessary fiscal burdens plague New Mexico communities statewide.

New Mexico communities in search of affordable funding and technical assistance such as Bluewater Water and Sanitation District recently held a special meeting weighing options for seeking affordable funding and technical assistance to address out of compliance issues with state and federal regulations in the area of groundwater.

For too long Capital Outlay has been the main source of funding for community public water systems struggling to maintain and improve water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
According to the 2020 Census, 85% of New Mexico community public water systems fall under the median household income level. This leaves communities to lean heavily dependent upon Capital Outlay funding as their main source of funding due to their inability to meet the qualifications required for the loan portion of the grant funding.

Just ask your local legislators how much set amount of Capital Outlay funding they have to distribute amongst the vast number of communities within their districts who are all struggling to find affordable funding to upgrade their failing and aging infrastructure.

With grant funding being so difficult to obtain due to affordability issues, many communities are bending their legislators’ ear and almost climbing over each other in competitive efforts to obtain and secure funding to address their communities' fiscal challenges.

BWSD President Paul Spencer fears even after completing BWSD’s audits and timely reports to the state that his community, much like 85% of the communities in the state of New Mexico, will still fall under the median household income level and will in result still struggle to afford the loan portion of the state revolving grant funds of which New Mexico a was recipient: 55 billion dollars was distributed amongst all 50 states through funding made possible in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.” ~Paul L Spencer

0:16 • OPENING PRAYER
1:28 • THE PLEDGE
2:21 • LINED WITH BENTONITE
4:58 • WE LOST $60,000
12:52 • WE NEED AFFORDABLE FUNDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
14:49 • THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 10,000 OR FEWER
18:48 • LOW POPULATIONS, RURAL AREAS, NOT BEING SERVED
21:26 • REGIONALISATION, COLLABORATING
23:36 • FENCE IN THESE AGENCIES
29:03 • ANY OF THESE 3 OPTIONS, ALL REQUIRE A GRANT
31:12 • BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT
34:03 • WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES
36:55 • WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES
38:48 • CLAY PIPE, OUTLASTED IT'S LIFE EXPECTANCY
44:32 • SMELL, WE'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH
46:38 • I'M GIVING A LITTLE BIT OF A SPANKING
47:43 • GET YOUR AUDITS IN ONTIME
51:00 • I GET MY TAXES DONE ONTIME
55:22 • MAYBE WE OUGHT TO CHANGE THE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD
58:43 • BEFORE WE GET OURSELVES WORKED UP, PITCH FORKS, TORCHES
1:01:33 • WHAT DOES IT AMOUNT TO, WHAT DOES IT TAKE
1:06:19 • TAKING TITLE TO THE LAND, TOTALLY UNTRUE
1:07:01 • THERE'S FACILITATORS ALL OVER THE PLACE
1:10:22 • TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
1:14:19 • DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE UNGRATEFUL
1:17:32 • APPOINTMENT WITH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS