Taos Valley Regional Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility

The Taos Valley Regional Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility (Treatment Plant) is located at 182 Los Cordovas Road in Ranchos de Taos. It is operated as an extended aeration facility and services the Town of Taos, Taos Pueblo, El Prado, and communities within the El Valle de Los Ranchos area as well as individual residences in the surrounding area. Average daily flows are currently at approximately 1.2 MGD, current capacity is 2.0 MGD.

Treatment Plant operations have been under contract with SMA Operations, LLC since July 2016. The plant is running at 9% lower cost than it was from July – December 2015. The Treatment Plant sells nearly 500,000 gallons of effluent water to Taos Country Club for the maintenance of the greens.

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