Buckman Direct Diversion Board Meetings

The Buckman Direct Diversion Board meeting on October 2, 2026, included an operational update reporting September drinking-water deliveries of 3.43 million gallons per day and a 36.2% contribution to city and county supply; high river flows and turbidity had intermittently limited pumping. The facilities manager said staff were preparing requests for proposals for upcoming fiscal-year service contracts and doing so early to meet procurement timelines. The manager also agreed to provide a board member with a list of the facility’s contracts. No service-contract awards or spending approvals were reported. A San Juan Chama Contractors Association presentation described $9.8 million in federal funding for fire mitigation in watersheds above diversion structures; this was reported as existing work, not a new board allocation.

The board also considered RFP FY26-TRFQP-A&E-094 for professional engineering services for the Buckman Direct Diversion facility. A motion and second were made to enter executive session for contract negotiations under the cited New Mexico procurement-code provision, and a roll-call vote was initiated; the transcript ends before the vote result is clear. The board approved the prior meeting minutes. The transcript records no contract award or final procurement decision.