Water and Wastewater

• Provide Safe Drinking Water throughout the Pueblo of Santo Domingo.
• Water distribution and disinfection is monitored daily.
• Compliance sampling on our water system as required by EPA Region 6.
• Daily monitoring of the wastewater system.
• Installation on new water and wastewater services for new homes or mobile homes. This service can be provided through Indian Health Services Scattered Homes Project. An application is required, can be obtained at the Utility Office.
• Water and sewer maintenance services during regular business hours. Customers are required to fill out work order at the utility office.

Services NOT Provided

• Service or install any type of LP or natural gas piping.
• Electrical services
• Construction work such as framing, drywall or pouring concrete slabs.
• Rough-in construction services for new restrooms.

Emergency Calls

After hour emergency services:

• Weekdays after 5:00 pm and before 8:00 am
• Weekends
• Holidays and Cultural Events

Emergencies are identified as:

• Water main breaks or leaks
• Service line breaks or leaks
  • Tribal Utility is responsible from main to meter ONLY.
  • From the meter to the home structure is homeowner responsibility.
  • Water heater bursts and other emergencies that may occur within residence.

All other services are handled during normal business hours.

Solid-Waste

Curbside Collection

Residents wanting this service are required to pay the “Utility Service Agreement,” which covers the basic water, wastewater, and solid waste Utility Authority services. Once the Utility Service Agreement is completed the customer will be issued a 90-gallon tote for household trash and will be added to one of three schedules for curbside collection.

Household trash/refuse that is collected through curbside is then transported down to the Sandoval County Landfill for final disposal. The Tribal Utility Authority is responsible for abiding by the Sandoval County’s requirements for acceptable household trash/refuse and covering the cost associated with tipping fees at the landfill, which can vary in cost based on the tonnage collected from residential totes.

Schedule for curbside collection:

Tuesday: Main village

Wednesday: Outskirts

Thursday: Sub-division & Domingo

Transfer Station

Residents can also bring in their household trash/refuse to the transfer station and pay the required fees for disposal.

The Tribal Utility Department has a contract with Waste Management for collection, hauling and disposal of the trash/refuse collected in the 30-cubic yard bins and therefore, are required to abide by Waste Management regulations of acceptable trash/refuse for these bins. Fees vary based on the items disposed of at the transfer station.

Transfer Station fees are as follows:

Couches …………….…         $6.00 each

Love seat ………….…..       $3.00 each

Chairs ……………….….        $3.00 each

Mattress/box ……….        $3.00 each

Tires ………………….…         $3.00 each

TVs ……………..…….         $5.00 each

Level Bed ………….….        $5.00 each

Mid Cab ………….……         $5.00 each

Cab Level ………….….        $6.00 each

Over bed level ……..         $8.00 each

Trash bag …………..…        $0.75 each

* The transfer station accepts yard and small construction debris these fees are based on the truck/trailer load.

Recycling

The Tribal Utility Department in collaboration with the Natural Resources Department has been working to plan, develop, and implement a recycling program to help divert the waste stream and reduce the amount of household trash/refuse going into the landfill from Santo Domingo Pueblo.

The Natural Resources Department under the General Assistance Program (GAP) grant sponsored by the U.S. EPA Region 6 is to bring a pollution prevention mechanism to the Tribe’s transfer station to make a more sustainable solid waste management program.

Currently, the recycling program accepts the following items free of charge and these items can be dropped off at the transfer station in the designated areas:

* All plastics and aluminum/steel/tin cans must be rinsed before dropping off at the recycling program.

• • Aluminum/steel/tin cans
  • Mixed paper
  • White goods
    • Refrigerators, stoves, air conditioners, and freezers
  • Corrugated cardboard
    • NOTE: cardboard boxes MUST be flattened before placing into the trailer
  • Plastics #1-7
    • soda/water bottles, laundry detergent bottles, milk jugs, shampoo/conditioner bottles, rigid plastics, etc.

PLEASE DO NOT PLACE THE FOLLOWING INTO THE 30-cubic yard BINS:

Auto batteries, tires, antifreeze, cooking oil and used motor oil buckets of paint, paint thinner, and tar.