AUTHORIZATION: WRDA 1986, Section 401
TYPE OF PROJECT: Flood Risk Management
PROJECT PHASE: Construction
NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR: Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
BACKGROUND: The authorized project is located along the Rio Grande between Bernalillo and Belen, New Mexico. The project consists of constructing approximately 65 miles of levees to replace existing spoil bank , creation of 75 acres of wetlands from borrow areas within the bosque, and the acquisition of 200 acres to satisfy fish and wildlife mitigation requirements. Major developed areas that will be protected include Corrales, Los Lunas, Bosque Farms, Belen, Mountainview and Isleta Pueblo. There are two endangered species in the project area – the Southwest Willow Flycatcher and the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow. The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District is the local sponsor. Construction of the Corrales Unit was completed in July 1997. A General Reevaluation Report for the remaining units (Mountain View, Isleta, and Belen) is currently underway
STATUS: This project was not funded in FY 2012.