SFNF: High Risk Of Flash Flooding In Hermits Peak And Calf Canyon Burned Area
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) urges communities and landowners in proximity to the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar to closely monitor alerts from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Albuquerque this week as a back door cold front brings erratic monsoonal moisture and potential for flash flooding.
NWS Albuquerque has issued a flash flood watch through this evening. Storms are forecasted to produce 1-2 inches of rain in less than an hour. This type of rainfall can create dangerous flash flooding conditions and potential debris flows over and below recent burn Read More
NMDOT: Elevated Risk Of Flash Flooding
NMDOT News:
New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) remonds residents near New Mexico’s ongoing wildfires they are now at risk of flash-flooding.
NMDOT advises residents to monitor the daily forecast for rain, especially if they are near or downhill from burn scars.
Dangerous conditions can form within minutes and may turn into mudslides with fast-moving debris.
Anyone needing assistance should an evacuation occur, is advised to call call 800.432.2080. For emergency assistance, dial 9-1-1.
Anyone who cannot evacuate shoould get on the roof of a car or a home if necessary. Read More
New Mexico Governor Makes Judicial Appointments
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From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced the appointment of three judges.
- David Allen Murphy to the Second Judicial District Court serving Bernalillo County;
- Karl William Reifsteck to the Thirteenth Judicial District Court serving Cibola, Sandoval, and Valencia counties; and
- Asra Imtiaz Elliott to the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court.
Murphy most recently served as a Judge in the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Criminal Division since 2019, where he presided over the Community Veterans Court specialty Read More
Los Alamos COVID Impact: 101 New Cases For Week Ending July 11, 2022
COVID-19 statistics for the week ending July 11, 2022 impacting Los Alamos County:
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485 tests
- 101 diagnoses (86 in Los Alamos, 15 in White Rock)
- 0 deaths
Source: New Mexico Department of Health. By Eli Ben-Naim.
DOE Awards WIPP Management & Operating Contract Estimated At $3 Billion To TBRS, Which Will Utilize Los Alamos Technical Associates As Small Business Teaming Subcontractor
DOE EM News:
Cincinnati – Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Management and Operating (M&O) Contract to Tularosa Basin Range Services, LLC (TBRS) of in Reston, Va.
TBRS is a single purpose entity comprised of Bechtel National, Inc. TBRS will utilize Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (LATA) as a Small Business Teaming Subcontractor.
This is a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) Management and Operating (M&O) contract with Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Contract Line Item Read More
