McLaughlin Water Engineers (MWE), a division of Merrick & Company, was selected as the engineer to provide master planning, design, construction management, and development reviews for the high-mountain village of Taos Ski Valley, NM. The village is home to a large ski resort in the mountains of northern New Mexico with an elevation above 10,000 feet. With an annual average snowfall of over 300 inches, the snow creates optimal conditions for winter sports but presents challenges in providing the necessary infrastructure to support the population, specifically at the height of the ski season.
The original water infrastructure of the village had utilities that leaked, occasionally froze, and required constant maintenance. Given these conditions, the village was recently awarded a $2 million financing program to upgrade its water system from the New Mexico Water Trust Fund. Program elements include a 250,000 gallon underground tank beneath a ski run to protect the base village, seven replacement pressure control stations, approximately 5,000 feet of key pipelines, and a water disinfection/control station. This program is to be completed by the 2013/2014 ski season.
An employee-owned firm, Merrick & Company (www.merrick.com) provides comprehensive civil engineering and surveying services to private and public sector clients. Merrick focuses on civil infrastructure for public works, municipal, district, federal, and private development clients, including services for street and roadway design, drainage engineering, water resources and systems, wastewater systems, land development, and federal base infrastructure. The company maintains 16 offices in the United States and offices in Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
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