MES has finished civil site plan and city review work on 128 drive-up water kiosk sites across seven states.
Drive-up water kiosk site program in seven states
Where we work
Civil Engineering
Civil engineering for New Mexico land development. Site plans, grading, drainage and utility plans, taken through city or county review.
What we do in New Mexico
Site civil engineering in New Mexico
MES prepares civil engineering plans for land development in New Mexico. That covers the site plan, grading and drainage, and the utility plan that connects the site to water and sewer.
We build the plans on the site survey. Then we take them through review and answer each round of comments until the plans are approved.
The same steps apply to a small commercial pad, a retail site or a subdivision.
How site plan review works in New Mexico
The city reviews a site inside its limits. The review covers the site layout, drainage and utility connections.
Counties review subdivisions under the New Mexico Subdivision Act.
Many New Mexico sites drain toward arroyos, dry channels that can run fast in a storm. The drainage plan shows where runoff goes and how the site handles it.
A site that disturbs one acre or more needs coverage under EPA's Construction General Permit. EPA issues that permit in New Mexico. A smaller lot can need it too if it is part of a larger plan of development.
If the site will use a well or an onsite wastewater system, the Office of the State Engineer and NMED have permits of their own for those parts.
Work nearby
In Las Cruces, MES prepared the civil site plan set for a drive-up water kiosk. The set held a cover sheet, a site plan and a utility plan, built on the survey. Plan revisions added photometric and lighting details. The work was finished in May 2026.
A second kiosk site, in Hobbs, is under way. Both are part of a drive-up water kiosk program in seven states, which also has sites in El Paso, Odessa and Fort Stockton, Texas.
Common questions
What goes in a site plan set?
For a small commercial site, often a cover sheet, a site plan and a utility plan, built on the survey. Cities may ask for more, such as a grading plan, a landscape plan or a photometric plan.
How long does city review take?
It depends on the city and on how many rounds of comments come back. We answer each round and update every sheet the change touches.
Can MES work with my architect or contractor?
Yes. We coordinate the civil plans with the building plans and answer questions during construction. Call (214) 833-6748.
Projects
Work in New Mexico.
Talk to an engineer
Tell us about your project.
An engineer reads it
Not a salesperson. Someone who can tell you whether the pathway is real.
You get a first answer
Your options, the agencies involved and the questions that decide cost and schedule.
You decide
No commitment to have the first call.
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