Sierra Vista Mutual Domestic Association
The Water Board consisting of unpaid volunteers meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm. Join us.
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Better yet, see us in person at the office near the water towers.
Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at svmdaadmin@svmda.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
SVMDA stands for Sierra Vista Mutual Domestic Association.
The association is managed by a water board consisting of unpaid neighborhood volunteers.
The key advantage of an MDWCA is that, as a local government, it is eligible for public funding. Public funding can take the form of a grant, a loan with below-market interest rates, or a combination of the two.
For more detailed information see: https://www.env.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/10/NMEDFormingAnMDWCAGuidance.pdf
You can see your water usage and be notified of leaks using the website https://eyeonwater.com/ or the EyeOnWater app on your phone.
For Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eyeonwater/id915457810
To set up the app you will need your account number followed by the number 1 and the Service or Billing ZIP/Postal Code https://eyeonwater.com/signup
There are typically 5-10 leeks past the meters in the neighborhood, Currently (May 8,2026) there are 10 houses with possible leaks ranging from 2 to 9.6 gallons /hour totaling 43.2 gallons/hour (378,432 gallons/year) wasted.
If you need help setting up the EyeOnWater app call Dale at 505-452-6818.
If you need to remove the lid to SVMDA owned water meter at your house, be advised that it is locked because there is an antenna with connecting wires attached, so be careful to not damage them because the replacement meter is expensive. Please call Rhonda (505) 573-1797 or Mike Butler (505) 228-6233 for help. If you would like control over shutting off your water in the event of a leak in your property, it is recommended that you look into installing your own simple valve on your own property. This may be something you could call Mike about in order to get a quote and get that done.
You can pay your bill online at https://sierravista.viewmybill.net/, by mail, or have your bank send a check.
The latest minutes and agenda are posted monthly on the billboard located at the north side of Milly's Meadow.
If you have an email address on record you will receive the board meeting minutes and agenda for the next meeting.
Sierra Vista Mutual Domestic Association
Notice Regarding Inspection of Public Records Act Requirements
As one of New Mexico’s core Sunshine Laws, the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), NMSA 1978, §§ 14-2-1 to -12 (1947, as amended through 2025), enables access to public records of governmental entities in New Mexico. As a governmental entity in the State of New Mexico, the Sierra Vista Mutual Domestic Association (SVMDA) is subject to the provisions of this law, and as such, the public has a right to request and inspect SVMDA’s public records.
A person desiring to inspect SVMDA’s public records may submit a request to the records custodian orally or in writing. However, the procedures and penalties prescribed by the Act apply only to written requests. A written request must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person making the request. The request must describe the records sought in sufficient detail to enable the records custodian to identify and locate the requested records.
The records custodian must permit inspection immediately or as soon as practical, but no later than 15 calendar days after the records custodian receives the inspection request. If inspection is not permitted within three business days, the person making the request will receive a written response explaining when the records will be available for inspection or when the public body will respond to the request for inspection.
If any of the records sought are unavailable for public inspection, the person making the request is entitled to a written response from the records custodian explaining the reasons inspection has been denied. The written denial shall be delivered or mailed within 15 calendar days after the records custodian received the request for inspection.
To make a request, please send a letter to SVMDA via mail or email (addresses below) with the following information:
- Date of request
- First and last name
- Address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Records sought (be as specific as possible and specify if you want the records in electronic or paper form)
There will be no fee for emailing electronic records. Printed requests may be subject to a fee of $0.15/page. SVMDA may request that applicable fees for copying public records be paid in advance, before the copies are made. A receipt indicating that the fees have been paid will be provided upon request to the person requesting the copies.
Send to:
Sierra Vista Mutual Domestic Association OR svmdaadmin@svmda.com
c/o Rhonda Loewenstein
PO Box 111
Cedar Crest, NM 87008his item.
Go to: https://svmda.com/water-system-improvement to see the latest update.
This project may take two years to complete because we have extensive rock underground. The schedule has built in off days for weather delays and holidays.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Work hours, by contract, are Monday-Friday 7 a.m. until either 7 p.m. or Civil Twilight.
Much of the new water system will be installed in the existing road right-of-way, sometimes in the center of existing lanes, sometimes on the shoulders. There will be lane closures, road closures,work in intersections, detours, traffic control barriers and noise. The contractor will work to keep driveway access open. Sometimes that may mean traffic-rated steel plates over open trenches. All trenches must be secured at the close of work each day.
DO WE HAVE YOUR LATEST EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER?
SVMDA will be keeping you up to date about driving conditions. They will be sending out emails frequently to let everybody know about road detours and short duration water service cutoffs. If you want to know about these in a timely manner, please send us your latest email address. We may have old information for you that isn’t accurate anymore. Please send your current email address to Rhonda at svmdaadmin@svmda.com. Also please put both svmda.water@gmail.com and Rhonda’s new email svmdaadmin@svmda.com in your cell phone address book to be sure our emails don’t go to spam.
PREPARE FOR WATER LINE CONSTRUCTION
If you have landscaping, rock scaping, decorative items, or other features or improvements around your water meter, in the road right-of-way (fifteen feet on either side from the middle of the road) or in your driveway, you may want to proactively move these and safeguard them until the conclusion of the project. This will ensure that your decorative enhancements won’t be damaged by the
machinery and operations.
Connecting the new water lines to your water meter can’t take place until the whole project is ready to go live. Until then you’ll stay connected to the old water lines. Connections to existing meters will be the last thing to take place in the project, after the new system has been tested and disinfected and approved.
Meter connections will only be allowed between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (unless there is an emergency), to minimize disruption to homes and families. Notices will be provided by the contractor in advance of this work.
May15,2026 Update:
Bids were received by our engineer, SMA, on April 7, 2026. Upon review, the bids exceeded the available funding. Additional funding is being investigated. In the meantime, the engineer has agreed to restructure the bidding documents to reduce the scope of work and rebid the project at their expense and at no additional cost to SVMDA.
Our water price is $1.50/1000 gallons, so it's not the main portion of the bill. The Operation Management fee is $85 plus tax(will be 90.59 next fiscal year) and the monthly assessment is $35.00.
See the Eye On Water FAQ above to check for leaks. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.badgermeter.eyeonwater&pcampaignid=MKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1&pli=1
This is the link to Groups.io for the Sierra Vista neighborhood:
https://groups.io/login?r=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.io%2Fg%2FSierra-Vista-Chat%2Ftopics
You can get past SVENA newsletters at https://svmda.com/svena