EBID seeks $55 million for Rio Grande channel work after Washington push
EBID is seeking $55 million in federal funding for Rio Grande channel maintenance after taking the issue to the White House, Congress and Senate appropriators.
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EBID is seeking $55 million in federal funding for Rio Grande channel maintenance after taking the issue to the White House, Congress and Senate appropriators.
EBID is conducting risk assessments on all 27 dams it owns and maintains to identify potential failure modes and determine which structures need attention first.
EBID is beginning contingency planning for 2027 after its water consultant warned the Lower Rio Grande should expect another critically low water supply.
Federal planners favor a $74 million rehabilitation of Tortugas Site 1 Dam, a high-hazard flood-control structure east of NMSU that engineers say no longer meets safety standards.