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2008 Irrigation Season - Update April 9, 2008

UPDATE!     APRIL 9, 2008     UPDATE!

On this date during the EBID Board Meeting, the Board of Directors decided the following:

1.   Increase the water allotment for a total of 30 inches for the irrigation season.

2.   Add an additional two  deliveries to small tract irrigators (see the schedule below).

3.   The water allotment may increase when spring runoff water reaches the Elephant Butte Reservoir.

Please continue to regularly check for additional updates throughout the irrigation season.

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OPERATING AGREEMENT

YEARS OF NEGOTIATION END IN AGREEMENT

Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID), El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 (EPCWID), and the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) have reached an historic agreement which will finally define the basis for allocating Rio Grande Project Water between the NM and Texas irrigation districts.   The Operating Agreement resolves issues between the districts dating back to 1979 when the districts were transferred operation and maintenance responsibilities from Reclamation over operations within the respective districts.

Please click on the link below to review key points of the Operating Agreement and/or the full document.

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LANDMARK WATER SETTLEMENT

EBID REACHES DEAL WITH TEXAS

  By Diana M. Alba/Sun-News reporter            Article Launched: 02/16/2008 12:00:00 AM MST

LAS CRUCES — A landmark water settlement reached Thursday between irrigation districts in El Paso and Doña Ana County promises to head off an interstate legal battle that could have lasted for years and cost New Mexicans millions of dollars.

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2008 Small Tract Irrigation Schedule

2008 Schedule of Irrigation Dates for Small Tract Irrigators:

Be sure to check back regularly for updates to the schedule. 

South

Central

North

April 5-6

April 12-13

April 19-20

May 3-4

May 10–11

May 17-18

May 31-Jun 1

June 7-8

June 14–15

June 28-29

July 5-6

July 12-13

July 26-27

Aug 2-3

Aug 9-10

Please click on the link below for answers to frequently asked questions about small tract irrigation.

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DISPATCH / WATER RECORDS OFFICE HOURS

DISPATCH / WATER RECORDS OFFICE HOURS

Beginning February 19, 2008 and during the 2008 IRRIGATION SEASON, the office will be open to take water orders according to the following schedule:

Monday thru Friday 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Saturday 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Sunday - Closed

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