Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that the City of Rio Rancho has been awarded a $286,000 grant to improve the community's drinking water.

Funding was provided through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will be used to help the city make infrastructure upgrades to its water wells, including the construction of two surge tanks, duplex model air compressors and controls that will help alleviate problems with pipe failures due to surges from existing equipment.

"I am pleased that the federal government has made these funds available to help Rio Rancho provide safe, affordable drinking water to its residents," Bingaman said.