[Awclist] Cochiti Lake Log Boom CLOSURE

[Mary Scofield]

Dear Boaters,

This is to advise you that THE COCHITI LOG BOOM is CLOSED. We have had 
increasingly significant thunderhead formation over the Jemez Mountains 
and Las Conchas burn area for the last week or so.  The potential for 
significant rainfall and runoff events is increasing. Cochiti Lake staff 
thought it best to close the log boom before large numbers of boats 
arrive at Cochiti Lake, potentially coinciding with a large runoff 
event. This will also allow our Park Rangers to focus more closely on 
water safety during the periods of heavy traffic we expect over the 4th 
of July.

It is labor intensive and time consuming for our staff to open and close 
the log boom. We expect to keep the log boom closed for as long as 
weather patterns indicate the need to do so; perhaps even for the rest 
of the monsoon season.   The log boom may be re-opened at such time when 
it is expected that there would be significant public advantage in doing 
so and an extremely low risk of flooding and debris flows.

Thank you,

Dana M. Price

Environmental Resources Section
US Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District
4101 Jefferson Plaza NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 342-3378