Los Alamos County

Proposed Changes to Water and Sewer Rates

The Board of Public Utilities approved proposed Code Ordinance No. 02-275 and 02-276 pertaining to increases to the water and sewage rates. The Council Council will consider adoption of the proposed ordinances at a public hearing on July 25, 2017 @ 6 P.M. Municipal Building, 1000 Central Avenue, Los Alamos, NM.   READ MORE...

Get the New Los Alamos DPU App for Your Utility Account!

Los Alamos County is pleased to offer you a NEW convenient way to manage your utility account more effectively online or on your mobile device at no cost to you! Get the app today, register and start enjoying the benefits of this user-friendly tool!  READ MORE...

Obstruction of Utility Facilities and Proper Customer Notification

Quite often, the work we perform is within easements or rights-of-way on customer property. This can be tricky when structures have been built within easements or landscaping has covered utility equipment. So that we can always efficiently serve our community, we’d like to take this opportunity to educate and inform our customers about some of the rules related to accessing utility property and obstruction of utility equipment.  READ MORE...

Read Important Recent DPU Reports

Read the 2016 Drinking Water Quality Report, FY16 DPU Annual Report, the FY17 Quarter 3 Report and the Los Alamos Wastewater Plant Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan & Temporary Erosion Control Plan  READ MORE...

Carbon Free Power Project (Small Modular Nuclear Reactor)

At the direction of the Board of Public utilities, DPU is exploring whether or not to add a next-generation nuclear power facility to the County's energy generation portfolio to meet a 2040 goal to be carbon neutral. Through its membership with UAMPS (Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems), DPU is specifically looking at the Carbon Free Power Project that will utilize small modular reactor technology developed by NuScale Power.   READ MORE...

Future Energy Resources Committee, Reports and Implementation

The electric power industry is changing dramatically to reduce its emissions of carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse” gases. The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) established in 2013 a goal for the Department of Public Utilities “to be a carbon neutral electric provider by 2040.”   READ MORE...

Value of Solar Valuation and Executive Summary

This report was prepared to provide guidance on the valuation of solar renewable generation for the County of Los Alamos.  READ MORE...