Sierra Los Pinos

Progress continued Monday, with almost all trenching complete.

Today pipe will be bedded into place. When complete the new piping will need to be connected to the old system.

Part of the system on Hovenweep will need to be isolated, thus no water for a few hours late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Areas affected include Aztec, Chaco, and some homes on Hovenweep from Aztec up to San Juan. San Juan should not lose water.

Harold Corn

The water for the north parts of Units 1 and 3 will be shut off at approximately 10 pm Saturday and back on early around 5-6 am Sunday.

Replacement of the first section of leaking, outdated, main water lines on the south section of Hovenweep is approximately 50% complete. No work will take place tomorrow, Sunday.
Notification of exact outages has been difficult. Thanks to most of you for being patient.
Work will continue next week.

Starting Friday morning 7/22 at 8:00 AM work will begin to replace the leaking water main on Hovenweep between the Bonito / Mesa Verde intersection and the Hovenweep / Aztec intersection. This will involve excavation along the side of Hovenweep between these points. Water outages will occur but we shall do everything to limit the inconvenience to the members. We hope to complete this work within a work week avoiding any outages during the weekend. With luck outages will only occur for tie in to the existing main and properties.

Hi folks,

The restoration work on the Jemez described in our first announcement was vandalized over the weekend. See the USFS press release here.

The forest Service has asked us to expand on the tasks already planned to include work to repair some of the damage. The cottonwoods need watering more than ever. Additionally, we will remove the rocks that were dumped in the pools and otherwise restore the trout habitat.

Vandalism Mars Improvements on Jemez River

JEMEZ SPRINGS, NM – July 18, 2016 – For Immediate Release. Vandals at work along the Jemez River have chopped the tops off newly planted cottonwoods on the riverbank and damaged recently installed fish habitat structures in the water.

The restoration and improvement of aquatic habitats is part of the larger Santa Fe National Forest’s Southwest Jemez Mountains Forest Restoration project to create and sustain healthy ecosystems in the Jemez Mountains.

Forest Service Awards Stewardship Contract for Collaborative
Forest Landscape Restoration Project on the Santa Fe National Forest

SANTA FE, NM – July 18, 2016 – For Immediate Release. The USDA Forest Service today announced it has awarded the multi-year stewardship contract for the Southwest Jemez Mountains (SWJM) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) to TC Company, a local contractor based in Northern New Mexico.

Trash Is Piling Up on the Santa Fe National Forest

SANTA FE, NM – July 13, 2016 – For Immediate Release. Trash is an all-too-common sight on the Santa Fe National Forest. It’s everywhere – at developed recreation sites, at dispersed camping sites, in Wilderness, on trails and even in streams.

Please note—two additional public meetings scheduled 7/19 and 7/20. See attached notices.

SANTA FE, NM – July 13, 2016 – For Immediate Release. The Santa Fe National Forest today announced two additional public meetings to provide a brief overview of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the potential effects of geothermal energy development on land within Forest boundaries.

Stage 1 fire restrictions on the Santa Fe National Forest as well as on private lands in the La Cueva fire district will begin at 0800.
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Santa Fe National Forest Implements Stage I Fire Restrictions

Santa Fe, NM – July 14, 2016 – For Immediate Release. The Santa Fe National Forest will implement campfire and smoking restrictions effective 8:00 a.m. Friday, July 15, 2016. Fire danger on the forest remains very high due to continued high temperatures and dry conditions accompanying the delayed onset of the monsoon season.