THIS IS PROVING TO BE A BANNER YEAR FOR SPRING RUN-OFF. THE RIO GRANDE IS RUNNING HIGH, AND IT’S PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE LEVEE SYSTEM OVERSEEN BY THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT.
MIKE HAMMAN IS THE DISTRICT’S C-E-O. HE SAYS THEY’RE HAULING GRAVEL AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TO SHORE UP LEVEES, MOSTLY IN THE BOSQUE FARMS AND LOS LUNAS AREAS.
HE SAYS, IN THE FUTURE, THEY’D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PRE-POSITION MATERIALS SO THEY CAN REACT QUICKER TO ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE HIGH VOLUME OF WATER GOING DOWN THE RIVER.
