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Work to Bypass the Breach
Several Commissioners and mayordomos met Saturday morning to ready the ditch to accept water from the Sombrillo Ditch. This will allow us to bypass the damaged ditch liner. Rubel Martinez and Tommy Maestas put finishing touches on the sandbag barrier. Part of the damaged concrete ditch liner. Water for gardens will be available next week.…
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Flood Damage at the River
Heavy rains washed out sections of the main ditch that supplies the Ortega, Las Mesilla and Garcia. The damage probably can not be repaired before October, which would mean that the irrigation season is finished for the year. Both flushes at the diversion are also inoperatable and the concrete liner is filled with sand. Commissioners…
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Repairs on the main ditch
On Monday the three acequias which rely on the main ditch got together to repair sections of the ditch liner washed out when Santa Cruz River was blocked and flooded the Sombrillo area. The patches are temporary but will allow us to start running water this spring. This fall we hope to use capital outlay…
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Work at the River
Flood water The Cinco Acequias (Ortega, Garcia, La Mesilla, Herrera, La Lomita) engaged Carlos Salazar and his company to clear a path through the debris washed down in the flood that occurred October 19th. This work restored the Santa Cruz River to its original stream bed and allows the ditches to once again control the…
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Spring Flooding 2024
A rapid rise in the water level on the Santa Cruz River flooded the ditch and backed up into the sandtrap below the pressa. Water also flooded the Herrera and La Lomita ditches across the river. Commissioners from the Ortega, La Mesilla, and Garcia approved backhoe work to clear the sand from the flush. A…