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Acequia de los Ortegas Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of parciantes of the acequia will be held at the San Pedro Community Center on March 15th starting at 1:00 pm. Here is the draft agenda. Call to Order — Roll Call — Ross Welcome and Introductions Approval of Agenda Minutes from 2025 Annual Mtg. – Lee Goodwin Overview of Mtgs. since…
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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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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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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…
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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…