Gallup issues water outage notice for Verdi Drive repair work

Water service was shut off along part of Verdi Drive and nearby streets as Gallup crews worked to repair a water main break, with the outage set for 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 4. The city warned that homes and businesses in the 200 to 231 block of Verdi Drive, Aida Court, and the 1510 E. Aztec area would be affected, and that surrounding neighborhoods could also see low water pressure while the work was underway.

The Water Department said it had to shut off service to make the repair safely. That made the notice more than a routine convenience issue for residents on the west side of the city: anyone depending on running water for cooking, cleaning, laundry, or opening a business before midday had to plan around the shutoff before 9:30 a.m. The city’s alert did not include a boil-water advisory, but it did flag pressure changes in nearby areas, which can complicate normal household use even after service comes back.

Gallup directed questions to Utility Dispatch at 505-863-1200, with an after-hours line at 833-863-1212 for nights, weekends, and holidays. The city says Utility Dispatch is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and its Central New Mexico Emergency Contact handles calls outside those hours. The Water Department operates the city’s drinking water facilities, and Gallup says its utility system serves roughly 11,000 accounts in the greater Gallup area.

For residents in the outage zone, the practical message was straightforward. Store water before the shutoff, delay anything that needs a steady supply, and be ready for pressure to lag in nearby streets even if taps in the immediate area begin working again later. Gallup also maintains an Alert Center for emergency notifications and utility outages, part of the city’s effort to push time-sensitive service notices before crews arrive.

A city utility page also showed another scheduled water outage notice dated May 28, 2026, underscoring that water interruptions were being posted around the same period. For McKinley County residents, the Verdi Drive repair was a reminder that a short utility notice can quickly become a same-day disruption for a wide slice of Gallup’s drinking water system.