ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Bureau of Reclamation is set to evaluate the performance of El Vado Dam through a ‘first fill test’ over the coming months. This test will involve incrementally raising the water level in El Vado Reservoir to assess the dam’s stability and performance at various elevations.
The results of the first fill test will help Reclamation better understand the reservoir and the potential water storage opportunity that may exist there while undergoing Reclamation’s Safety of Dams process to develop and implement a long-term solution.
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