The Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (SSCAFCA) has prepared a draft Annual Report as a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) for submittal to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Middle Rio Grande Watershed Based MS4 Permit (NMR04A000). A

Two new papers were recently published related to our work at the Arid Hydrology Research Area (AHRA) (https://www.sscafca.org/education-outreach/ahra/): 1. A discussion (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-6295) of our earlier paper on infiltration model parameters for sandy soils (https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-6025) based on rainfall simulator tests conducted at AHRA. The discussion raises some interesting points and lists other studies from

PROJECT PURPOSE: The purpose of this project is to protect the bridge abutment from erosion and migrating arroyo. Location: City of Rio Rancho in between 15th St. SE and Veranda Rd. SE just south of Southern Blvd. Watershed: Black Arroyo Estimated Construction Cost: $250,787.00 +NMGRT Funding Source:     Start Date: 2/20/24 Estimated Completion Date: 4/20/24 Contractor Pate Construction Co. Inc. Project Designer: SSCAFCA Project Management: SSCAFCA Construction Oversight: SSCAFCA Construction Documents Construction Drawings

PROJECT PURPOSE: The Stallion Channel Access Segment project will improve maintenance access to the channel and create a shared use path. Location: City of Rio Rancho spanning from Summer Winds Dr. through Western Hills Dr. and ending at Nicklaus Dr. Watershed: Black Arroyo Estimated Construction Cost: $536,500.00 +NMGRT Funding Source: NMDOT TPF   Start Date: 2/5/24 Estimated Completion Date: 4/5/24 Contractor Compass Engineering & Construction Services, LLC Project Designer: SSCAFCA Project Management: SSCAFCA Construction