Chief Engineer & CEO
Jason Casuga, Chief Engineer/CEO
Jason Casuga is the Chief Engineer/CEO for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD), located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a professional engineer with over 19 years of experience in water resources that spans both the private and public sectors, Jason has spent the last 15 years working within the Middle Rio Grande Valley. Prior to being appointed as the Chief Engineer/CEO in February 2022, Jason was MRGCD’s Chief Operations Officer (COO), responsible for the agency’s technical services and field maintenance divisions.
Before joining MRGCD in June 2016, Jason was a River Maintenance Engineer and Project Manager at the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). In his role at the BOR, Jason was responsible for managing river maintenance and habitat restoration projects along the Rio Grande from Velarde, New Mexico, to Elephant Butte Reservoir.
Jason was raised in Dexter, New Mexico, and has an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from New Mexico State University.
Latest News
August Water Report
Notice – Storage Water Depleted, P&P Operations Underway (Updated Aug 25)
Operational Update – August 25 Conditions remain extraordinarily dry in the Middle Rio Grande Valley, creating very difficult conditions for farmers throughout the District, however recent rainfall above Cochiti Dam has temporarily boosted Middle Rio Grande flows,...
Water Managers Brace for Dry Conditions Along Sections of the Rio Grande
Water Managers Brace for Dry Conditions Along Sections of the Rio Grande Media Contact: Amanda Molina, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy DistrictEmail: amolina@mrgcd.usPhone: (505) 859-0175 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Water managers across the middle Rio Grande Valley in New...