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Graphic explains the proposed $74 million rehabilitation of Tortugas Site 1 Dam, a high-hazard structure east of NMSU built in 1962.
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Tortugas dam faces $74 million rehabilitation as engineers warn of flood risk

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.

Damien Willis
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