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Water Conservation and Management Projects in El Paso County Water Improvement District
Jesus ReyesGeneral Manager
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New Mexico-Texas-Mexico Border
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El Paso
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El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1
• Irrigation District – 400 miles of canals• Created in 1917 – Includes international boundary• Political Subdivision of the State of Texas• Part of federal Rio Grande Reclamation Project• Work closely with
– Elephant Butte Irrigation District – Department of Interior - Bureau of Reclamation– United States Section of the International Boundary and
Water Commission
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Purpose of District
• Supply Irrigation Water to Agricultural Lands• Provide Groundwater Drainage of Agricultural
Lands• Supply Raw Water to Water Treatment Plants• Provide Agricultural Stormwater Drainage
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Pecans
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Cotton
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Corn and Wheat
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Chile and Onions
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Hay
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5 Major Water Conservation and Drought Mitigation Efforts
• Policy
• Construction
• Information Management
• Automation
• On-Farm
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District Efficiency • Ratio of Water Delivered to Charged to Water Users Diverted
from the Rio Grande to Water (full allocation years)– District Efficiency = 100 x Delivered / Diverted– Municipal (Pipelines) Range from 90 to 96%– Surface Irrigation (Open Channels) Range from 40 to 80%
• 1918-1942 <50% (excess water, limited demand)• 1950-1978 56% (drought)• 1978-1991 60% (transfer of operation to district)• 1991-2002 65% (systematic improvements)• 2002 to Present 72% (drought and modernization)• 2008 to 2013 75 – 80% (modernization)
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Policy
• Rio Grande Project – Operating Agreement– Conserved Water Stored in Reservoir for Future Use– Minimizes impact of drought on Texas– Address Groundwater Depletions in New Mexico
• 24 Hour – 7 Day a Week Operations• Central Dispatch and District Owned Vehicles• All Deliveries Metered• Alcalde required for all small tract irrigations
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Construction – Drought and Conservation Projects
• Development of 130 MGD – Supplemental Well Field• Conversion of Open Channels to Pipeline
– Expensive– Debris and Sedimentation Issue– Usually requires safety issue to justify
• Imprevious Lining of Canal– EPDM – Concrete
• Regulating Reservoirs– Federally Authorized Riverside Canal Improvement Project
• Automated Water Control Structures
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62 Shallow Alluvium Aquifer Wells
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Existing Wells - 1978
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80 hp Diesel Powered - $32 acre-foot
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American Canal Extension
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Riverside Canal
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Regulating Reservoirs
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Riverside Canal – Socorro Pond – 300 acres
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Information Management
• In – Vehicle Telemetry and Internet• Web based – real-time flow information• Water ordering and water account information• Collection and metering of water flow information at
40 locations on Rio Grande and Canals• Improved Drought Analysis and Forecasting
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In Vehicle Telemetry and Internet
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Anthony Cableway Station – Improved Accuracy Using Acoustic Doppler Technology
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Simplified Access to Telemetry Data
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Automation
• Participant in Texas Water Development Board – Agricultural Demonstration Project
• Automatic Gate Control – American, Riverside, and Tornillo Canal Systems
• Automated Pumping Plant Proposed for Regulating Reservoir
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Automation for Flood Control – American Canal Extension
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Work on Low Cost Automated Gate – TWDB and HID
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On Farm
• Texas Water Conservation Task Force – BMP’s– Laser Controlled Land Grading– Precision GIS Guided Cultivation– Minimum Tillage– Concrete Lined Irrigation Ditches
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Laser Controlled Land Grading
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Minimum Tillage
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GIS Precision Agriculture
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Concrete Lining of Lateral Canals
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5 Major Water Conservation and Drought Mitigation Efforts
• Policy
• Construction
• Information Management
• Automation
• On-Farm