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Bureau of Reclamation outlines Corrales river‑stabilization plan, warns of short scheduled diversions
Summary
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation told Corrales Village Council it will raise the riverbed by about 2–3 feet, build side channels and install grade‑control features to stabilize an incised reach; the first planned river diversion is set for March 3 with later diversions timed to avoid irrigation season.
Jan (Jen) Kobi, a civil engineer and project manager with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, told the Corrales Village Council on March 2 that the agency is moving forward with the Corrales River (Corralas/Corales) maintenance project to reduce erosion, stop lateral migration toward levees and restore river‑channel function.
Kobi said the river in the reach near the Corrales siphon is deeply incised — 15–20 feet below the floodplain in places — and that this incision has increased erosion and the risk of levee breach. "When we see that two‑year water mark leading to lateral migration and intense protection of levees and riverside drains, we have to act," Kobi said.
The primary goal, she said, is bank stabilization to reduce the risk of levee failure and to restore ecosystem functions. Planned interventions…
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