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
8/29 Update Corrales Pumps
8/30 Update: Storage Water to Deplete by Next Week
Labor Day Weekend: Belen Levee Access Closed to Motor Vehicles
Notice: MRGCD’s Available Water Likely to Deplete by End of August
Corrales Pumps Update – Aug 10
August Water Update
LandLink – Connecting Farmers, Ranchers & Landowners
LandLink connects farmers, ranchers and landowners; a program offered through our friends NMSU Cooperative Extension Service. For more information visit:...
Update: Water at Abiquiu to be Incrementally Released
Notice to Non-Pueblo Water Users North of Isleta Pueblo
Notice to Non-Pueblo Water Users North of Isleta Pueblo Wednesday, July 17, 2024 The MRGCD water officials are issuing notice to Middle Rio Grande non-pueblo water users north of Isleta Pueblo, to prepare for a halt in water deliveries. The deliveries could stop as...