First Concrete Placement Honors Tradition and Partnership In spring 2025, before earthwork began, the entire site was blessed by a Navajo Nation Medicine Man during a ceremony attended by representatives from the Navajo Nation, Bureau of Reclamation, Jacobs, Archer Western, and other stakeholders. The ashes from the blessing ceremony were incorporated into the first concrete […]
Monthly Update The construction work at the San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant shifted into a higher gear during May, as the earthwork portion of the project dominated the site. Western Constructors and Logistics (WCL), Archer Western’s earthwork subcontractor, was busy moving dirt around the site while excavating for several major structures. WCL has 10 […]
Blessing and Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks Milestone for Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project A significant step towards bringing clean and reliable water to the Navajo communities in northwest New Mexico, Gallup, New Mexico, and Window Rock, Arizona, was celebrated on April 16, 2025, with a Navajo blessing ceremony and groundbreaking event for the San Juan Lateral […]
SJLWTP Preconstruction Conference The US Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and Jacobs Design-Build Team met in Farmington on March 27 to prepare for the April 1, 2025, construction start. Attendees included representatives from Reclamation’s Four Corners Construction Office, Salt Lake Regional Office, and Western Colorado Area Office. The Jacobs Design-Build team included Jacobs, […]
Early Works Package (EWP) #1 Construction Construction will begin April 1, 2025. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) is required to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the construction. The SJLWTP SWPPP is site-specific and identifies potential sources of stormwater pollution and best management practices (BMPs) that will be employed to […]
Early Works Package (EWP) #1 Construction Clearing, grubbing (vegetation removal), and rough earthwork will begin on April 1, 2025, to prepare the site for construction trailers, vehicles, and equipment, and to start excavation for the water treatment facility buildings. As shown on the map above, the SJLWTP is located south of N36 about 6.3 miles […]