11.7.1.030 Findings

The Council hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The Pueblo de San Ildefonso in 2010, signed the Aamodt Settlement Agreement and authorized the plan, design and construction of the Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System (PBRWS). Additionally, the Settlement Agreement authorized the Economic Development Agreement, providing the funds to the Pueblo for a wastewater project; and

(b) in 2012, Pueblo initiated a wastewater planning study that identified the Pueblo's wastewater facilities and approaches to coordinate with the PBRWS and land survey; and

(c) the Pueblo linked the wastewater's project with the PBRWS Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) through the Pueblo's Contributed Funds Agreement; and

(d) the Pueblo completed the project entitled "Pueblo of San Ildefonso Wastewater System Planning and Design," funded by the New Mexico Department of Indian Affairs, Tribal Infrastructure Fund. The project consisted of a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) and the design drawings and construction documents for the Phase 1 collection system, which is based on Alternative 4 of the PER; and

(e) in September 2016, the Pueblo accepted the project entitled "Pueblo of San Ildefonso Wastewater System Planning and Design." The design, drawings and construction documents for the Pueblo Center, Pueblo South and El Rancho sewer system collection improvements are recommended in the PER. The project consists of new El Rancho Gravity and Pressure Sewer Lines (approximately 24,063 LF); Existing Pueblo Center Sewer Pipe Rehabilitation (approx. 10,908 LF); New Pueblo South Gravity & Force Main Sewer Lines (approx. 29,599 LF); New Lift Stations (approx. 6); Service to an estimated 171 tribal service connections (approx. 470 people) – Phase 1; and Service to an estimated 592 additional homes (approx. 1,610 people) in the community of El Rancho, at full build-out – Phase 2; and

(f) the Pueblo was presented with a completed PER and agreed to focus on Phase 1 the Pueblo Center and Pueblo South areas with the most issues such as outdated sewer systems and lack of septic systems. In addition, the PER identified several areas for the location of the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and preliminarily, the Pueblo identified the WWTP to be located in El Rancho; and

(g) on October 17, 2017, the Pueblo approved funding from EDWA for wastewater plant design. In addition, the Pueblo requested information from the Bureau of Reclamation for the Pueblo de San Ildefonso Wastewater system in relationship to the PBRWS; and

(h) on December 4, 2017, the Pueblo approved the 30% Blue Dove Reclamation Facility (BDRF) preliminary design and the location of the BDRF in El Rancho located at the old softball fields at the intersection of CR84 and CR84B; and

(i) the Tribal Council was presented with a draft Conceptual Design Report (CDR). The CDR is the first step in developing the concepts and analyses required to prepare the final design package and construction documents for the Blue Dove Water Reclamation Facility; and

(j) on December 20, 2017 the Pueblo supported moving to 60% Blue Dove Reclamation Facility design; and

(k) on December 28, 2017, the Pueblo was presented with the Blue Dove Reclamation Facility layout. The Council directed to move forward with completion of final design of the BDRF; and

(l) the Council finds the need to approve the Blue Dove Reclamation Facility site layout.