Author: Lee Goodwin
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Start of the Watering Season
The main ditches have been cleaned and will be flushed this week. When water comes over the spillway at the dam with the warm weather and snowmelt, we should be ready. Make sure you have your laterals and culverts clear of sand, weeds, and debris. We won’t have it for long before going to the…
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Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Acequia de los Ortegas will be held Sunday, March 16th at 2:00 pm at the San Pedro Community Center. I’ll post an agenda when we get it together. If there is something you think of, let myself, Ross, or Cynthia know. Update: agenda is posted below: Lee Goodwin/Secretary Draft Minutes…
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Ditch goes to 3 days a week schedule
As of June 20th, the Santa Cruz dam tender is releasing water on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Some water may be available on other days. Call the mayordomo, Tomas Maestas at 505-929-0836. He has a list of delinquent accounts, so make sure your payments are up to date! As the season progresses, we may have…
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Commission holds special meeting
Officers of the Acequia held a formal meeting to discuss several legal matters and go over delinquent accounts. Notes of the meeting of June 18, 2024 are here.
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Special Meeting of the Commission
June 18, 2024 at 5:30 in the San Pedro Community Center Topics include a review of the watering season so far, enforcement of rules on laterals, and water rights transfers.
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Ditches Receive Cost Share Money
Work is continuing at the diversion on the Santa Cruz River. The Ortega, La Mesilla, and Garcia ditches have hired Eluid Salazar to reconfigure the outlet from the sand trap which returns water to the river. The East Rio Arriba Soil and Water Conservation District is helping with the cost through their Acequia Cost Share…
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Watering Season Begins
As you have probably seen, water is running in the ditches. Spring is here and it is time to give everything a good soaking, particularly our pastures and orchards. For the next couple of months we should have water 24/7 as the snow melt starts. Be sure to check your laterals before bringing the water…
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Summary of Mayordomo’s Meeting
On Monday. March 18th, a meeting of the mayordomos of acequias drawing on the Santa Cruz Reservoir was held at the SCID offices. Joel Esquibel, the dam tender reported the snowpack looks good, between 100-110% of normal. He is cracking the valve now to keep the water level five foot below the top. Over the…
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Work on the Ditch
The crew finished cleaning our ditch and are now working on the main ditch. We are expecting to run water the last week of March. Everyone should clear their laterals before calling for water. Burning can only be done on the weekends with a valid permit from the fire marshal. Remember that your bill needs…