State funding for this project will help secure an additional $11.6 million in federal funding for project completion. This will be a shovel-ready project as plans and design are scheduled for completion in 2022 and the required Environmental Assessment (will be paid for by NRCS) is ready for public review. Scope of work would be to renovate the existing flood-control dam by removing sediment, reconstructing the intake towers, increase dam height, re-constructing the principal spillway and enlarging the emergency spillway to meet current Dam Safety Regulations and Engineering Standards. Dam re-construction will need to take place in a single phase which is estimated to last 10 months and will be led by NRCS, a federal agency. NRCS is responsible 65% of the project and Santa Fe-Pojoaque SWCD, 35%. As of January 27, 2022, this project is currently in the FY 2023-2027 CIP . Funding for this project is allotted in the city's capital improvement plan for construction Fy 2023. A firm timeline has not been established; however, construction is scheduled for Fiscal Year 2023. To plan design and construct the Santa Cruz Flood Control Dam Site 1 located in the Santa Fe Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District in Rio Arriba County. State funding for this project will help secure an additional $1.95 million in federal funding for project completion. This is a shovel-ready project as plans and design are complete and the required Environmental Assessment is ready . Scope of work would be to renovate the existing flood-control dam by removing sediment, reconstructing the intake towers, increase dam height, re-construct the principal spillway and enlarge the emergency spillway to meet current Dam Safety Regulations and Engineering Standards. Dam re-construction will need to take place in a single phase which is estimated to last 10 months.
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