Cochiti Division
COCHITI DIVISION FIELD OFFICE – ATTENTION THE DIVISION OFFICE IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
BOSQUE KEY SALES – NO KEY SALES AT THIS TIME.
| Physical Address | Phone Numbers |
| 31 Carro De Caballos Peña Blanca, NM 87041 |
505-465-2298 FAX: 505-465-1017 |
| Daniel Arquero | Division Manager | (505) 465-2298 ext. 1502/cell (505)269-6260 |
| Lisa Pecos | Division Clerk | (505) 465-2298 ext. 1501 |
| Joseph Pacheco | Field Supervisor | (505) 465-2298 ext. 1503/cell (505)249-3750 |
| Raydell Latoma | ISO Supervisor | cell (505)249-6057 |
The Division operates and maintains about 135 miles of canals which provide irrigation for the benefit of about 5000 acres and is staffed by 18 employees. The Cochiti Division is the northern-most Division in the Conservancy District. It primarily serves the irrigated acreage of Cochiti Pueblo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo, and a portion of Santa Ana Pueblo. It also serves non-pueblo irrigators in the villages of Sile, Peña Blanca, and Algodones. The Cochiti Division was originally served by a low diversion dam built by the MRGCD around 1930. In the mid 1970’s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a large earthen filled dam and a new reservoir at the site, which incorporated intakes for MRGCD diversions into the outlet works.
WORK SCHEDULE
July 13, thru July 16, 2020.
Cochiti Pueblo
Cochiti Main Canal-
Sile Main Canal-
Eastside Riverside Drain-Dredging
Pena Blanca
Cochiti Main Canal-
Sile
Sile Main Canal-
Santo Domingo Pueblo
Cochiti Main Canal-Weed Mowing
Sile Main Canal-Weed Mowing
Augustine Lateral–
Interior Drain-Dredging.
Eastside Riverside Drain-
Westside Riverside Drain-Road Grading.
Santiago Heading-
San Felipe Pueblo
Cochiti Main Canal-
Sile Main Canal-
Angostura Lateral-
Monica Lateral-
Yesso Lateral-
Eastside Riverside Drain-
Algodones Riverside Drain-
Algodones Lower Acequia-
Lower Acequia Lateral-Weed Mowing
Santa Ana Pueblo-
Lower Acequia-Weed Mowing
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