Editing Farmington, New Mexico (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Air====
* Farmington is served by [[Four Corners Regional Airport]].

====Highways====
[[File:Aerial from SW NM 516 along Animas River, US 64 along San Juan River, Farmington NM.jpg|thumb|Night aerial view from the southwest of [[New Mexico State Road 516]] along the [[Animas River]] (top center), and [[US Route 64]] along the [[San Juan River (Colorado River tributary)]] (right and foreground left), and their junction and confluence in Farmington.]]

*[[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|U.S. Highway 64]] is the major east–west highway through San Juan County and across Farmington.
*[[New Mexico State Road 170]] extends northward from U.S. Highway 64 to the Colorado state line.
*[[New Mexico State Road 371]] connects southward from [[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|U.S. Highway 64]] to [[Interstate 40 in New Mexico|Interstate 40]]. It passes almost exclusively through the Navajo Indian reservation, and passes through only a few small towns or villages (such as [[Crownpoint, New Mexico|Crownpoint]] and [[Thoreau, New Mexico|Thoreau]]). It is also the primary means of accessing the [[Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness]] area.
*[[New Mexico State Road 516]] is a southwest–northeast connector between Farmington and [[U.S. Highway 550]] in Aztec.
**[[U.S. Route 550#New Mexico|U.S. Highway 550]] does not run through Farmington (nearby in [[Bloomfield, New Mexico|Bloomfield]] and [[Aztec, New Mexico|Aztec]]), but is a commonly referenced arterial by Farmington as a means to connect with central New Mexico, [[Interstate 25 in New Mexico|Interstate 25]], Albuquerque, and (via I-25) the capital city of [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]].

====Intercity bus====
*There is intercity bus service in Farmington, The Red Apple Transit.
*[[North Central Regional Transit District]] provides bus service from [[Chama, New Mexico|Chama, NM]] and [[Dulce, New Mexico|Dulce, NM]].
*The [[Navajo Transit System]] provides regional bus service to the [[Navajo Nation]]. Farmington is served by Route 07a from [[Newcomb, New Mexico|Newcomb, NM]] to [[Fort Defiance, Arizona|Fort Defiance, AZ]] and Route 07b from Newcomb, NM to [[Shiprock, New Mexico|Shiprock, NM]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Navajo Transit System - Home|url=https://www.navajotransit.com/|access-date=2020-11-08|website=www.navajotransit.com}}</ref>

=== Utilities ===

==== Electricity ====

* The Farmington Electric Utility System (FEUS) is owned and operated by the City of Farmington, serving approximately 46,000 metered customers.  Its service territory covers 1,718 square miles and encompasses the city, much of San Juan County, and a small portion of Rio Arriba County.
* As of June 2021, the City generates approximately 36% of its consumed power from its own gas-fired generation facilities, 17% from the [[Navajo Dam]] hydroelectric facility, and the remainder purchased from third party generation resources.
* Aside from Navajo Lake (where generation facilities were established in 1988), a nominal amount of expansion of its owned generation facilities has been using renewable resources.  Renewable energy is predominantly sourced from external third parties or via purchasing agreements with [[Net metering|net metered]] facilities in its service area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Farmington Electric Utility System {{!}} Farmington, NM - Official Website |url=https://www.fmtn.org/181/Farmington-Electric-Utility-System |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.fmtn.org}}</ref>

==== Water and wastewater ====

* The city's water comes from Farmington Lake, which is sourced from and fed using pumps located on the Animas River.  Water and wasterwater treatment facilities, operations, and management are all contracted by the city to Jacobs Engineering Solutions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Water & Wastewater Utilities {{!}} Farmington, NM - Official Website |url=https://www.fmtn.org/308/Water-Wastewater-Utilities |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.fmtn.org}}</ref>

==== Solid waste ====

* The City contracts all solid waste operations to [[Waste Management (company)|Waste Management (of New Mexico) Inc.]], including general solid waste, recycling facilities and operations, and hazardous waste disposal.  Disposal of City waste is done at the San Juan County Landfill, owned by the county and also operated by Waste Management of New Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanitation Utilities {{!}} Farmington, NM - Official Website |url=https://www.fmtn.org/305/Sanitation-Utilites |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.fmtn.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=San Juan County Landfill {{!}} Management Facility (Disposal) {{!}} WMSolutions.com |url=https://www.wmsolutions.com/facilities/details/id/208 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.wmsolutions.com}}</ref>

==== Telecommunications ====

* Cable service (television and Internet) is provided by [[Xfinity]].
* Landline service (telephone and Internet) is provided by [[Lumen Technologies|CenturyLink (Lumens Technologies)]].
* Mobile service (telephone and Internet) is provided by all major carriers.  As of October 2023, 5G cellular service is made available via T-mobile and other major cellular providers.