Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

U.S. SENATOR Jeff Bingaman

Friday, April 23, 2010

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Jude McCartin
Maria Najera
703 Hart Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5521

Bingaman: Ruidoso & Ruidoso Downs Awarded $2.9 Million for Wastewater System

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that the Village of Ruidoso and the City of Ruidoso Downs have been awarded $2.9 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration.

The grant will be used to purchase equipment for the $40 million regional wastewater treatment system that is currently under construction and that will replace the system damaged by a 2008 flood.  The new regional system will serve Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs and the Mescalero Apache Reservation.

"This $2.9 million grant is an investment in the future of the region," Bingaman said.  "I am very glad the federal government can assist with this extremely important project."

The wastewater project has already received about $16 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help pay for construction.