Scope: The purpose of this facility is to attenuate the peak flows from the Tributary A watershed. The pond will discharge to a proposed storm drain in 10th street instead of its historic flow path towards the east. Project Status: Project Complete Project Documents: Plans Meetings: Pre-Bid Meeting (8-31-21), Pre-Con
Scope: To increase flood-carrying capacity and provide erosion protection along the Arroyo de los Montoyas between NM528 and City of Rio Rancho/Village of Corrales municipal boundary. Project Status: Construction Project Documents: Plans Meetings: Pre-Bid Meeting (1/21/2022), Onsite Meetings (varies) PROJECT INFORMATION Location: City: Rio Rancho Watershed: Montoyas Consultant: Smith Engineering
In a newly published article in the Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, we show that arroyos provide important ecosystem services such as groundwater recharge and should be protected to the greatest extent possible. Read more here.
Final Quality of Life Master Plan Update On February 17, 2022, the SSCAFCA Board of Directors officially accepted and adopted the update to SSCAFCA’s Quality of Life Master Plan. The original Quality of Life Master Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors in 2006 and laid out a vision for the public