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    USACE-Albuquerque District, SSCAFCA sign PPA for construction of Tortugas Arroyo Improvements Project

    USACE-Albuquerque District, SSCAFCA sign PPA for construction of Tortugas Arroyo Improvements Project

    Photo By Elizabeth Lockyear | Lt. Col. Matthew Miller, left, commander, USACE-Albuquerque District, and Cassandra...... read more read more

    RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

    12.20.2024

    Story by Elizabeth Lockyear 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District

    USACE-Albuquerque District, SSCAFCA sign PPA for construction of Tortugas Arroyo Improvements Project

    RIO RANCHO, N.M. – The USACE-Albuquerque District entered into an agreement with the Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (SSCAFCA) to provide federal support for the construction of the Tortugas Arroyo Improvements Project, Dec. 16, 2024.

    Lt. Col. Matthew Miller, commander, USACE-Albuquerque District, and Cassandra D’Antonio, chairperson, SSCAFCA board of directors, signed the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) at the SSCAFCA office in Rio Rancho.

    Urban stormwater runoff is the largest contributor to pollutants in the nation’s waters. This project is designed to protect the Rio Grande from pollutants running off a Rio Rancho industrial park. It will remove floatable debris and sediment from the upstream industrial park. Sediment reduction will not only prevent urban runoff pollutants in sediment from reaching the river but will also allow for better downstream hydraulics by limiting sediment accumulation.

    Under Section 595 of Water Resources Development Act, the Tortugas Arroyo Improvements Project will be cost shared at 75/25 with a total project cost of $3.77 million.

    The project is expected to begin construction March 2025 and to be completed July 2025.

    While the project will treat runoff from Rio Rancho, it will be located in the Village of Corrales, New Mexico.

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    Date Taken: 12.20.2024
    Date Posted: 03.28.2025 13:09
    Story ID: 494008
    Location: RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO, US
    Hometown: ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, US
    Hometown: CORRALES, NEW MEXICO, US
    Hometown: RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO, US

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