Called the county permit office and was told that the structures people there approved the plans, however, I needed to call Environmental and Public Works. Spoke with Erica at Environmental who informed me that I did not own my septic system. Seems the original owner still owns it. Interesting. Anyway, she quickly emailed a pdf form for me to claim my septic as my own, get a permit and commit to a management plan. Faxed that back and it should be done with. Had a harder time talking to Berna at Public Works. Got her voicemail and gave it my cellphone number. She called as we were walking the dogs this morning and said something about a 15% form, then the signal faded (we are in the mountains after all). Called back on the landline and left a message with her voicemail again after the walk. Called again and left another message after lunch, and she finally emailed me the 15% Impervious Agreement form. Seems no more that 15% of my property is allowed to be made impervious (ie: built upon) for water movement due to flooding. Ah, the things one learns when one attempts to build legally. This form had to be taken to the office and notarized there, and an inspection will occur in the next couple of days. I should mention that all of these people are very nice and easy to work with. So, fingers crossed, hopefully we will have permission tomorrow from the county to begin construction on the already built building, and Pat will be able to pull his permit for the solar as well.
An article appeared in the Albuquerque Journal today about PNM breaking ground on its first utility scale solar power plant. It will produce 2 megawatts when complete in April. 30,000 pv panels will provide enough power for 640 homes.
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