Public Meeting Notice The United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID), in cooperation with New Mexico State University, are preparing a Supplemental Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment (Supplemental Plan-EA) for the Tortugas Arroyo Watershed Dam Site 1 Rehabilitation Project in Las Cruces, New Mexico within Doña Ana County. The Supplemental Plan-EA is being prepared and funded in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (PL 83-566), which provides for cooperation between the Federal Government and the States and their political subdivisions to address resource concerns due to erosion, floodwater, and sediment and provide for improved utilization of the land and water resources. The NRCS and EBID will hold an in-person Public Alternatives Finalization Meeting on Thursday, August 20th, 2026 at 6:00 PM to provide an update on the Supplemental Plan-EA’s progress of work, explain alternatives considered, present the preferred alternative, and obtain feedback from meeting attendees. Details on how to attend the meeting can be found below: In-Person Meeting Option Elephant Butte Irrigation District Office 530 South Melendres Street Las Cruces, NM 88005 Virtual Meeting Option Link: https://bit.ly/Tortugas Aug2026 Meeting ID: 248 738 008 960 341 Passcode: bb7tG3je Phone #: 469-770-0416 followed by 887282316# Comments can be submitted in any one of the forms listed below. Comments can also be submitted if you cannot attend the Public Alternatives Finalization Meeting. However, all comments must be postmarked by Saturday, September 19, 2026. • Submit written comments at the in-person Public Alternatives Finalization Meeting • Mail written comments to: USDA NRCS-New Mexico Attn: Merceidez Fabok 100 Sun Avenue Northeast, Suite 602 Albuquerque, NM 87109-3434 • Email your comments to: Merceidez.Fabok @usda.gov If you have any questions or comments, please contact Merceidez Fabok (Merceidez.Fabok @usda.gov or at 505.761.4421) or Ondrea Hummel (Ondrea.hummel@ tetratech.com or at 505.404.3131). Additional information on the Supplemental Plan-EA can be found at the following link: https://www.nrcs.usda. gov/programs- initiatives/watershed-and-flood-prevention-operations-wfpo-program/new-mexico/watershed or by scanning the QR Code below. #12474416, Sun News, July 17 & July 24, 2026