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  • June

    JEMEZ DAM, N.M. – Due to concerns that moving equipment into the area downslope of the culvert might damage cultural resources, the BLM crew used long-reach equipment from above to repair the culvert, Mar. 2, 2017.

    District, BLM Collaborate on Jemez Dam Road Work

    The Albuquerque District’s Operations Division recently used an interagency agreement to collaborate with the Bureau of Land Management to repair and improve the access road and culverts on the Jemez Dam maintenance access road.

  • March

    ROSWELL, N.M. – A view of the completed project from the top of Diamond A Dam, March 5, 2015. The new erosion-control rip rap is seen in the middle of the photo.

    A Good Relationship to Keep

    Recently the District and the Bureau of Reclamation teamed up to fix some flood damage at the District's Two Rivers project in Southeastern New Mexico. This isn't the first time the two agenices have cooperated.

  • May

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Photo of the Rio Grande from Tingley Beach at Central Bridge, May 5, 2014. The photo shows the river before flows increase in an effort to help the Rio Grande silvery minnow spawn.

    Water Managers Cooperate to Create Beneficial River Flows

    Flows on the Rio Grande from Albuquerque to Elephant Butte Reservoir will increase this week in a coordinated effort aimed at triggering a spawn of the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow. This pioneering effort by federal and non-federal water managers will create conditions that haven’t naturally occurred over the last four years due to drought.

  • February

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- The Rio Grande flows through the Bosque near Alameda Bridge, Nov. 3, 2013.

    Water, Weather and the Future

    In cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Sandia National Labs, the Corps of Engineers recently issued the West-Wide Climate Risk Assessment: Upper Rio Grande Impact Assessment (URGIA), which investigates historic and future climate trends in the Rio Grande Basin.

  • October

    GALISTEO DAM, N.M., -- Construction on the dam's access road. Water was undercutting the culvert and threatening the road until it was corrected with help from the Bureau of Reclamation.

    Agencies Collaborate to Save Culvert, Road and Money

    The 2012 monsoonal rain season brought runoff which carred debris, choking the culvert under Galisteo Dam's access road. Safety concerns prompted the District to save the road. However the necessary fix wasn’t going to be cheap, especially in this era of budget belt-tightening.

  • September

    After introductions and an explanation of the Middle Rio Grande Collaborative Program and Rio Grande Water Compact, the physical tour began on Day two at the Corps' Abiquiu Lake Project.The first stop was Abiquiu’s Diversion Outlook where participants heard a presentation by Mr. Fred Vigil, Director of the Rio Chama Acequia Association.

    Tour for Congress Staffers Strengthens Partnerships

    The District had the unique opportunity of collaborating with other federal and state water management agencies to provide a thorough field briefing to New Mexico’s congressional staff members during the week of Aug. 8.