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How BDD Will Work

Major Project Elements


The Buckman Direct Diversion (BDD) Project includes design and construction of these facilities:

  1. Diversion Structure – will be a low-profile, on-stream bank-side intake structure with fish screens. It will have a 28-32 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs) peak capacity.
  2. Raw Water Lift Station
    A three-dimensional view of the Raw Water Lift Station.
    Administration Building
    A three-dimensional view of the Administration Building at the Water Treatment Plant.
    Raw Water Lift Station – will house raw water pumps and equipment. The pump building will be constructed below grade and covered over with soil and native plant materials to blend into the surrounding landscape. The mechanical and electrical equipment building will be above grade with two sides and the roof covered by soil and plantings. The exposed walls will face away from the White Rock Overlook and the river to be less visible.
  3. Sand Removal Facility – will have cast-in-place concrete or pre-stressed concrete basins or reservoirs. Buildings will have masonry walls and steel roofs in colors to complement the surrounding landscape.
  4. Raw Water Pipelines – in general, will be buried in the existing alignment of Buckman Road and will range from 20 to 30 inches in diameter.
  5. Booster Stations 1A and 2A – will use vertical turbine type pumps. The interior walls and ceiling of the pump houses will have sound muffling to minimize sound from the pumps. They will be made of reinforced concrete slabs and walls. The new booster stations will look similar to the Buckman well field buildings along Buckman Road. Booster Station 1A will have an 18.4 million-gallons-per-day capacity for the City and County and Booster Station 2A will have a 15.1 million-gallons-per-day capacity for the City and County and 3.25 million-gallons-per-day capacity for Las Campanas.
  6. Water Treatment Plant – will be designed in New Mexico Territorial style. Other buildings will be pre-engineered buildings finished with stucco.
  7. Finished Water Pipelines – will be buried underground and will range from 16 to 30 inches in diameter. There are four pipeline segments generally named for the roadway the pipeline follows: 1) the BS4A Potable Water Pipeline; 2) the Caja Del Rio Potable Water Pipeline; 3) the NM-599 Potable Water Pipeline; and 4) the South Meadows Road Potable Water Pipeline.