Project Description

MALAGA SALT FACILITY

Malaga, NM
Southwest Salt’s, Malaga Facility consists of three 20-acre synthetically lined solar evaporation ponds, a processing plant, and approximately four miles of HDPE pipeline connected to brine well, C-2713.

Well C-2713 was drilled in the 1960s as part of the Malaga Bend Division saline-District.

The SW facility will produce approximately 2.4 million tons of salt over its 40 year life expectancy. The primary use for this salt will be for water softening.

Location:
Malaga, New Mexico

Owner:
Southwest Salt Company, LLC

Contact:
Charles Dixon
913.594.2100

Contractor:
Ag Services

Construction Cost:
$1,300,000

Completion Date:
2013

Scope of Work:

  • Independent Quality Assurance Services
  • Construction Inspection
  • Construction Materials Engineering and Testing
  • HDPE Liner Inspection and Testing
  • As-Built Survey
  • Final Construction Report for NMED Permit Compliance