Updated - May 20, 2021
SCID has announce that water will only be released from the dam on
Fridays and Saturdays.
The AdLP will runs some water on
Wednesdays and Thursdays allowing other ditches down river to use
water on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Hello.
My name is Mark Herrera and I am your Mayordomo. As Mayordomo I
am responsible for the flow of water and the day to day operation of
the acequia. Please call me at 927-4740 before using water from the
acequias.
Ditch cleaning is underway and we are expecting to begin flowing
water into the ditches the first week in April.
Looks like the dam will be full to start the season. However, we are
still in severe drought and without additional rain we expect the
SCID to again restrict irrigation days in the not too distant
future.
Today irrigation is a matter of cultural survival, historical preservation, and a tradition to pass on to future generations.
Welcome/Bienvenidos to our website. For centuries the people of La Puebla have cared for, maintained and used the acequias that carry water through our community. In the early days of La Puebla, irrigation was a matter of basic surviival. Today irrigation is a matter of cultural survival, historical preservation, and a tradition to pass on to future generations.
This website is an effort to foster better communication about the Acequia de La Puebla among all parciantes. Our goal is to provide everyone using the water with information to help the system work smoothly. The Commissioners and mayordomo hope to keep everyone informed about events, watering schedules, emergencies, meetings and other information to help keep the water flowing. Please check back often for updates and new information about the Acequia de La Puebla.
Despite some recent rain we are still experiencing very dry
conditions. SCID has already limited releases to only two days per
week. Please see the Water Schedule to the right for water
availabilty.
The
Mayordomo needs you to call so he can make sure everyone gets water
when they need it. Using water without permission may result in your
gate being closed so scheduled users can finish without
interruption. For now there is plenty of water but everyone still
needs to take turns when watering.
So, as always, we are asking everyone to be a good acequia citizen by
calling Mayordomo, Mark Herrera at 927-4740 before
you water and when you are finished. If you call when finished the
Mayordomo can call the next scheduled user.
Your
cooperation is appreciated.
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 10:00 am at the La Puebla Fire Department. Hope to see you there.
The meeting will be conducted in accordance with Covid 19 Safe practices.
As of June 2022,Santa Cruz Irrigation District has cut back to
releasing water only on Friday and Saturday of each week.
We
are attempting use spring water on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays to supplement the releases from Santa Cruz Lake..
Any updates will be posted here. As always please call before using water.