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.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Mark Herndon stands along the Santa Fe River that runs by his studio in Santa Fe. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal A couple of years ago, when there was a controlled dam release, Richard Ellenberg started wondering what the city of Santa Fe’s flood plans were. That thought stayed with him until a few months ago, so he decided to place a public records reques...

Some 200 dams in New Mexico are rated to be in poor condition, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They are a disaster waiting to happen. Crumbling infrastructure is avoidable, though, and legislators, the governor and our congressional delegation must do their utmost to lessen the danger. Find state and federal dollars dedicated to infrastructure projects and fix the dams. This could save lives, as more than 170 of the 500 dams in the state have potential to cause “loss of life” upon failure, the New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee was told last week. Withou...