- Reclamation
- Upper Colorado Basin
- Albuquerque Area Office
Albuquerque Area Office
The Albuquerque Area Office is one of the largest in Reclamation reaching from the Alamosa area of southern Colorado through most of New Mexico and into west Texas. Staff here manage delivery of water on the Rio Grande, Rio Chama, Pecos, and Canadian rivers from the main office in Albuquerque and six field offices in Alamosa, Colorado; Alamogordo, Chama, Elephant Butte, and Socorro, New Mexico; and El Paso, Texas. This office is also responsible for overseeing the management of nine major dams with a combined reservoir storage capacity of more than 3.5 million acre-feet that supply water for more than 439,000 acres of irrigated land and several municipal drinking water projects. They also oversee hydropower production at Elephant Butte Dam, and research and testing at the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination and Research Facility.
News and Highlights
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News Release – November 23, 2021
Reclamation creates environmental flow on the Rio ChamaAlbuquerque, N.M. - The Bureau of Reclamation will create a pulse flow on the Rio Chama next week to move sediment and help improve fish habitat, while efficiently moving water downstream. Read More
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News Release – November 8, 2021
Reclamation transfers title to southern portion of Middle Rio Grande Project to conservancy district
Albuquerque, N.M. - The Bureau of Reclamation today signed documents transferring title to part of the Middle Rio Grande Project back to the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. Read More
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News Release – October 12, 2021
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Pecos River Basin in New Mexico is likely to experience growing water shortages as temperatures continue to rise through the next 100 years. These gaps between water supply and demand were identified in a new study funded through the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART Basin Study Program. Read More
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News Release – September 30, 2021
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Reclamation selects Dr. Malynda Aragon Cappelle to manage desalination research facilityALAMOGORDO, N.M. - The Bureau of Reclamation is pleased to announce the selection of Malynda Aragon Cappelle, Ph.D., as the manager of the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in southern New Mexico. Cappelle will provide more than 20 years of experience focused on water and energy to the facility. Read More
Reclamation releases Pecos River – New Mexico Basin Study