University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Law of the Rio Chama The Utton Transboundary Resources Center 2010 Calendar Year 2010 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission Dick Wolfe Colorado John R. D'Antonio New Mexico Patrick R. Gordon Texas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/uc_rio_chama Recommended Citation Wolfe, Dick; John R. D'Antonio; and Patrick R. Gordon. "Calendar Year 2010 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission." (2010). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/uc_rio_chama/52 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the The Utton Transboundary Resources Center at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Law of the Rio Chama by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. Calendar Year 2010 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission Colorado New Mexico Texas Dick Wolfe John R. D’Antonio Patrick R. Gordon Federal Chairman Vacant U. S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Albuquerque Area Office Albuquerque, New Mexico March 2011 MISSION STATEMENTS The mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and our commitments to island communities. The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. Cover photo – Rio Chama downstream from Abiquiu Dam Calendar Year 2010 Report to the Rio Grande Compact Commission U. S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation March 2011 Information contained in this document regarding commercial products or firms may not be used for advertising or promotional purposes and is not an endorsement of any product or firm by the Bureau of Reclamation. 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Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... i List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ iii List of Photos................................................................................................................................ iv Introduction................................................................................................................................... 1 San Luis Valley Project, Colorado .............................................................................................. 3 Conejos Division, Platoro Reservoir .......................................................................................... 3 Platoro Dam Facility Review and Safety of Dams Programs ..................................................... 4 Closed Basin Division................................................................................................................. 4 Closed Basin – Operations and Maintenance ............................................................................. 5 Operations............................................................................................................................... 5 Maintenance............................................................................................................................ 6 Water Quality.............................................................................................................................. 7 Rio Grande Water Conservation District.................................................................................... 7 San Juan – Chama Project, Colorado – New Mexico ................................................................ 9 San Juan-Chama Project Accounting.......................................................................................... 9 San Juan-Chama Diversion Dams and Tunnels ........................................................................ 10 Heron Dam and Reservoir Operations ...................................................................................... 10 Heron Dam Facility Review and Safety of Dams Programs .................................................... 12 Pojoaque Tributary Unit - Nambé Falls Dam and Reservoir .................................................... 13 Nambé Falls Dam Facility Review and Safety of Dams Programs .......................................... 14 M&I Water Use - National Environmental Policy Act Compliance ........................................ 15 Middle Rio Grande Project, New Mexico ................................................................................. 16 New Mexico Relinquishment of Rio Grande Compact Credit ................................................. 16 El Vado Dam and Reservoir Operations................................................................................... 17 El Vado Dam Facility Review and Safety of Dams Programs ................................................. 18 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Related Reservoir Operations ................................................ 19 Cooperative Programs with the State of New Mexico .............................................................. 20 Elephant Butte Temporary Channel History ......................................................................... 20 Elephant Butte Temporary Channel — 2010 Maintenance .................................................. 21 Irrigation Drain Improvements ............................................................................................. 23 River Maintenance.................................................................................................................... 24 River Maintenance Priority Sites.......................................................................................... 24 San Ildefonso Pond ............................................................................................................... 25 Santo Domingo ..................................................................................................................... 26 San Felipe.............................................................................................................................. 28 Santa Ana River Mile 208.4.................................................................................................. 28 Santa Ana River Mile 205.8.................................................................................................. 29 Corrales Siphon ..................................................................................................................... 31 Arroyo de las Cañas.............................................................................................................. 32 Bosque del Apache Sediment Plug ....................................................................................... 32 Bosque del Apache Levee..................................................................................................... 33 Tiffany Sediment Plug .......................................................................................................... 35 Fort Craig Bend..................................................................................................................... 36 i Tiffany and San Marcial Levees ........................................................................................... 37 Truth or Consequences ......................................................................................................... 37 Middle Rio Grande River Maintenance Plan ........................................................................ 38 Preparation for 2011 Spring Runoff ..................................................................................... 38 Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program .................................. 40 Habitat Restoration Projects ..................................................................................................... 40 Phase II Isleta Reach Riverine Restoration and Habitat Improvements for the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow and Bosque Ecosystem Project .................................................................. 40 Pueblo of Sandia Riverine Habitat Restoration Project........................................................ 41 Santo Domingo Endangered Species Habitat Improvement Project Phase IV ..................... 41 Additional Habitat Restoration Projects Funded in 2010 ..................................................... 41 Fish Passage at San Acacia Diversion Dam ............................................................................. 41 Captive Propagation.................................................................................................................. 42 Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Sanctuary (Sanctuary) ............................................................ 42 Supplemental Water Program ................................................................................................... 42 Water Acquisition and Management ...................................................................................