Category: Current Projects
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…