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Bernalillo County says watershed work helped limit damage after extreme flood; pedestrian bridge closed
Summary
A rare, high-intensity storm sent floodwaters down Tijeras Creek on Saturday. County officials said ongoing watershed restoration reduced erosion and protected property, but severe damage closed a pedestrian bridge linking a middle school and community center; reconstruction could take a year to procure materials.
Bernalillo County Commissioner Terry Olivas told residents at a news briefing in the Village of Tijeras that an extreme rainfall event Saturday produced unprecedented flooding across the East Mountains but that "no one was injured. No one was killed." The briefing was held at the Los Bacinos Community Center, adjacent to the county's Tijeras Creek restoration site and the pedestrian bridge that was damaged in the flood.
The restoration project behind the community center, county stormwater officials said, appears to have reduced the flood’s energy and limited property impacts even though construction was not complete when the storm hit. "It was a 200- to 500-year rain event, with 2 1/2 to 3 inches falling within a half hour," said Colley Bronson, stormwater compliance program lead for Bernalillo…
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