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End of 2008 Water Season

At the Board meeting held on October 8, 2008, it was decided that the last date to order water would stand at October 10th at 4:30 p.m. This decision was made due to the fact that the district will be running out of water soon. Water ordered by 4:30 p.m. on the 10th cannot be guaranteed to last past October 14th.

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Postponement of Irrigation Water Deliveries

Special Notice - Special Notice - Special Notice

Due to excessive rainfall throughout the valley, and threat of ensuing hurricanes, small tract  irrigations scheduled for September 13-14 in the north and central areas are being rescheduled for September 20-21. 

Likewise, small tract irrigations in the south area which were scheduled for September 20-21 will water on September 27-28.

All dates are subject to change if we should have additional heavy rainfall.

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2008 Irrigation Season - Update August 13, 2008

UPDATE!     August 9, 2008     UPDATE!

At the August 13th meeting of the Board of Directors, it was decided to add six additional acre/inches for a full three acre/foot allotment for the 2008 irrigation season.

Due to availability of water and current monsoon weather conditions, the Board is reluctant to release water for an additional flat rate weekend until after the September 10th meeting. There will be an announcement on this website as well as in the paper to let you know if there is an additional flat rate weekend scheduled during the month of September.

The last date to order water will be determined by the Bureau of Reclamation Project water allocation availability.

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Metering Requirement - Notice of Non-Compliance

METERING REQUIREMENT – NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE

The Office of the State Engineer is currently inspecting wells for compliance with the well meter order effective March 1, 2006. Metering of all groundwater wells in the District is designed to protect the water rights in the Lower Rio Grande basin. Wells in non-compliance with the meter order have until June 30, 2008 to be in compliance.  Read complete article...

Now accepting debit and credit cards

Elephant Butte Irrigation District now accepts debit and credit cards!

Mastercard, Visa or Discover cards to complete payment transactions. This may be done in person, on the phone or thru the mail. Please provide the following information to process payments:

Click on the link below to view and print the payment transaction form.

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