The West Mesa Industrial Park contains 1,820 acres and is located on Interstate 10, eight miles west of downtown Las Cruces and immediately south of the Las Cruces International Airport. (Click here for map) The Industrial Park is an excellent location for light industry, general manufacturing, aviation related and technology based industries serving Doña Ana County, El Paso, and the US/Mexico border. The City of Las Cruces currently has 1,500 acres of land available (click here for parcels map) within the Industrial Park and is dedicated to bringing in industries, warehousing and manufacturing businesses that will expand and diversify the local economic base and provide new jobs for the community. Las Cruces represents a quality of life alternative to cities directly on the border with a better trained, well educated work force.

The Industrial Park is being developed to expand and diversify the local economic base, to provide new jobs in the community and to generate activity which would both benefit from and be beneficial to the adjacent airport and the proximity to local high technology resources such as New Mexico State University, White Sands Missile Range and the National Aeronautics Space Administration's Johnson Space Center, White Sands Testing Facility. The proximity of the Industrial Park to local industry resources, such as the favorable local labor pool and the positive economic climate of southern New Mexico make this a suitable location for any type of vibrant, growth oriented industrial development.

The Industrial Park features wide thoroughfares and industrial quality streets and utility infrastructure. Building and site design features masonry buildings in most areas with wide setbacks creating an open environment. Each site features appropriate landscaping refinements and design parameters. Most industrial sites have unrestricted views of the Organ and Franklin Mountains to the east, and Magdalena Peak to the northwest.

Three sub-zones of the Doña Ana County Foreign Trade Zone No. 197 are located in the immediate area. There is a 43-acre zone in the northwest quadrant contiguous to the airport for aviation and airport-related businesses. Also in the northwest quadrant, there is a 23-acre zone to serve existing industries. South of Interstate 10, there is a 150-acre zone. This area is designated for a variety of industrial uses, including warehousing.

Utility Providers

Water City of Las Cruces
Natural Gas Rio Grande Natural Gas Association (City)
Electric Power El Paso Electric Co.
Telephone QWEST
Fiber Optic Cable QWEST & US Sprint
Waste Water System City of Las Cruces 
Solid Waste Services City of Las Cruces

Water System: City Water Service for the Industrial Park features all water mains in the Park at a minimum size of 12" with high pressure fire flow in excess of 2,000 gpm. Fire hydrants to meet code serve each site. Existing production for the water system is in excess of 1 million gallons per day. Adequate quantities of City water rights are available to Industrial users. Well analysis of the existing wells indicates that the water has no impurities or contaminants. Well analysis and water rates are available upon request.

Natural Gas System: Natural Gas Service is provided by the Rio Grande Natural Gas Association, which is operated and maintained under contract by the City of Las Cruces. All parcels are served by minimum 4" poly gas mains with minimum line pressure exceeding 50 psig. The feeder main to the Park is an 8" steel high pressure line connected to a 31" interstate pipeline. Natural Gas rates can be provided upon request.
 
Electric Power Utility Service: Electric Power Utility Service for the Industrial Park is provided by El Paso Electric, with excess capacity of 1 MW available for new industry. The system was built new in 1997 and can be expanded as necessary to meet the needs of the Park and surrounding areas. The system includes the West Mesa Electric Supply System and Substation. The system design offers a high level of reliability, utilizing state of the art design techniques. Rate information and outage history are available upon request.

Waste Water System: The City operates a waste water treatment system which serves the industrial park areas south of I-10. Waste water mains were constructed in 1998 to serve most sites with gravity flow main sizes ranging from 8" minimum to 18". The system is served by a 400,000 gpd treatment plant in the southeast corner of the Industrial Park. Industries north of the Interstate are served by on-site systems. Waste water rates are available upon request.

Solid Waste & Landfill Services: Utility service to the Park for solid waste and landfill services are undertaken by the City Solid Waste Department. Regular commercial pick-up is scheduled based on frequency of need and volume requirements for each business. The Regional Landfill is new and has an anticipated capacity of approximately 60 years on the 700 acre landfill property. For hazardous waste disposal, there are a number of available vendors serving the El Paso & Las Cruces areas.