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2010 Water Season Initial Allotment

At the Board of Directors meeting held on February 10, 2010, it was recommended that the Districts initial allotment be 12 inches. At this point, the District’s allocation is 75795 AF which includes 37,000 AF of carryover and 38795 AF of 2010 water available for release from storage. The initial allocation is based on the amount of water available for release and a conveyance efficiency of at least 65%.  EBID Dispatch office will open for business on March 1, 2010.  At the next scheduled Board meeting on March 10, 2010, the District will recommend the official start date of the 2010 irrigation season.  The recommended schedules will be based on the updated storage and irrigation demand figures at that time. The EBID will continue to monitor and update the allocation as necessary.

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2010 Water Supply Status and Opening Info

At the Board of Directors meeting held on January 13, 2010, it was recommended that the summary of the status of the District’s water supply be solely based on surface water that is available for release from storage from Elephant Butte and Caballo reservoirs rather than on the SNOTEL reports that generally forecast the percentage of snow pack runoff based on snow/water equivalency. EBID DOES NOT ALLOCATE OFF OF A SNOWPACK FORECAST. The District allotment comes from Elephant Butte storage only.

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Board Election Results

Congratulations to Scott Adams, Tom Simpson, Robert Sloan and Ramon (Doci) Alvarez on winning another 4-year term on the EBID Board of Directors. Ramon Alvarez ran opposed and won by a large points span. The votes were as follows:

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Transboundary Water Crises Conference

Transboundary Water Crises - Learning from Our Neighbors in the Rio Grande (Bravo) and Jordan River Watersheds - video tapes and presentations from the conference conducted at NMSU during January 22-23, 2009.  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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