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Sediment Removal Projects

Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Before - June 2024

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Dam slope and reservoir

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Overgrown vegetation

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

... And the work begins

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Sediment removal

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Down flow sediment placement

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Work in progress

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Completing the removal of sediment

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

After - Completed December 2025

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Restoration and repair of riser

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Overflow channel

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Restoration and repair of spillway

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Reseeding of sediment below dam site

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #3

Paved entrance and access to dam site

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #18

BEFORE - January 2023

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #18

BEFORE - January 2023

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #18

AFTER -  March 2023

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Sebastian Martin - Black Mesa Dam Site #18

AFTER -  March 2023

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19283 US HWY 84/285, Suite 112

Hernandez, NM  87537

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