Jacobs has announced to provide design services to the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) for the remaining phases of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Project in eastern New Mexico, USA.

The project has a capacity to provide up to 16,415 ac ft. per year of treated surface water from Ute Reservoir enough to provide a water supply to 55,000 people of Clovis, Portales, Texico, the town of Elida, Cannon Air Force Base and unincorporated areas in Roosevelt and Curry counties. 

The US$940 million project also includes a raw water intake structure, three pump stations, a 28 million gallons per day water treatment plant and approximately 140 miles of water conveyance pipelines. The system intends to replace current groundwater withdrawals from the declining Ogallala Aquifer.

Through a centralized data hub at the treatment plant, Jacobs intends to use its Replica Digital Twin technology to seamlessly connect various components of the water delivery system. The project is anticipated to complete its construction in the next five to eight years.