Irrigation season to begin in county
The district is anticipating water delivery to begin in the division by Saturday, March 25, Casuga said, and he encourages irrigators to call their irrigation systems operators to get on the schedule.
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Tag: Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
Planning underway for flood prevention
The majority of the 250,000 acre study area is south of the city of Belen, starting near the southern most Belen exit on Interstate 25, mile marker 191.
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Los Lunas will again consider Niagara water use increase
Editor’s Note: Village legal counsel, Larry Guggino, confirmed to the News-Bulletin on Oct....
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Local entities create annual wish lists
Local government agencies have laid out their requests for funding for various capital projects in their Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plans for 2024-28.
The projects include flood prevention, wastewater infrastructure, roads and more.
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Water: All users are viewed equally
In New Mexico and throughout the desert southwest, it is a precious, scarce resource. How it should be used, managed and doled out are topics of hot debate, and across the globe, communities struggle to keep up with water demand for direct human consumption, commercial and agricultural uses.
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Belen, MRGCD agree to work on flood control
The Belen City Council and the MRGCD Board of Directors both approved a memorandum of understanding in which they agree to help prevent west mesa arroyo rain flows from breaching irrigation ditches and flooding the Hub City.
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MRGCD says irrigators are taking it one day at a time
“We get a little moisture and it seems like the drought is in the rearview. That’s just not true,” said Jason Casuga, the CEO and chief engineer for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.
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No vehicles are allowed on MRGCD ditchbanks
“The nearer the urban areas, you get folks using it as a playground and not the purpose it’s intended, then asking the district to be responsible when they make a mistake.”
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Valencia County Sheriff’s Office to be patrolling ditchbanks
A recent uptick of violence on ditchbanks in Valencia County has spurred the sheriff’s office to crackdown on unauthorized activities on irrigation ditches in the county.
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Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District has no more water
During a follow up interview on Friday, Casuga told the News-Bulletin the district might be able to keep ditches running until the third week of June.
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Planning still needed for county flood control authority
Submitted photo This is an aerial view of the Highline Canal at Delgado Avenue in Belen facing...
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Letter to the Editor (Aug. 19)
Letter to irrigators Editor: The staff at the district is very grateful for the cooperation and...
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