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June 24 Notice – Severe Water Shortages to Impact Irrigation Deliveries

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UPDATE – June 24 – 6PM
Earlier today, we released a statement acknowledging that the MRGCD service area was facing a critical shortage of water. Today’s rainfall was welcomed and a much-needed turn of events.
While the rainfall brings real relief to farmers across the District, rain events like today’s puts pressure on our infrastructure and can lead to flooding and conveyance issues. Our team is actively monitoring the weather, responding to problem areas, and working to protect the integrity of our system.
We ask the public to stay alert and avoid flooded or fast-moving waterways. We also thank our farmers and communities for their continued patience and understanding as we navigate these changing conditions; welcoming the water, but also managing its impact.
MRGCD water users: please be prepared to take delivery on short notice if conditions allow. Please monitor our website and social media channels for additional information as it becomes available to our team.


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Notice to MRGCD Water Users: Severe Water Shortages to Impact Irrigation Deliveries

MRGCD understands the challenges that current river conditions are creating for farmers and irrigators. We remain hopeful that summer rain runoff will help replenish supplies and improve conditions for all water users. Water users are encouraged to take delivery on short notice if conditions suddenly improve.

Operational Update: June 24, 2025

Start of SJCP Release: Monday, June 16, 2025

As of Monday, June 16, the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) began releasing San Juan-Chama Project (SJCP) water from storage. This action was taken to help offset declining natural river flows and maintain irrigation water supply to users throughout the District.

Expected Depletion: By End of Week (June 28, 2025)

MRGCD water managers project that stored SJCP water will be exhausted by the end of this week. This outlook remains unchanged even with some anticipated rainfall, as demand continues to exceed available supply.  MRGCD water managers are getting ready for severe water shortages and the possibility of the river channel drying in the Albuquerque area.

Impact to MRGCD Water Users

With no additional stored water available:

  • Irrigation deliveries to water users in the MRGCD service area will be limited or completely suspended, unless natural river flows allow.
  • Certain Pueblo lands that have been designated as Prior and Paramount carry priority right over all other lands of the MRGCD. If the Bureau of Indian Affairs determines that the natural river flow is not enough to meet the needs of these lands, then all non-pueblo lands north of Isleta Pueblo will be curtailed.
  • Additional updates may be provided if conditions or forecasts change.

Impact to Corrales Area Water Users

  • The pumps are projected to shut down by the end of the week unless upstream rainfall sustains flows.
  • The shutdown is due to insufficient natural flow and the end of supplemental releases from SJCP storage.
  • If rain runoff improves river conditions, MRGCD may resume pump operations and temporarily restore irrigation deliveries as conditions allow.