Warning signs installed along banks of Rio Grande
DOÑA ANA COUNTY - The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission has installed 186 signs from Vinton, Texas to Percha Dam, new Mexico at all access points to the Rio Grande.
The signs instruct residents that motorized vehicles and going off trail are among the prohibited activities along river levees, riverbed and floodplain, which the USIBWC manages. The federal agency allows walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and other similar activities on the levees.
Vehicular traffic traversing the banks of the main river channel, on the slopes of the levees, or on the levee roads can cause damage and erosion to those areas, the USIBWC warns.
The federal agency has given the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction to cite and/or arrest violators. DASO will respond to complaints of ATV riders on the levee, late-night parties, discharge of firearms, illegal parking and blocking of gates, and other prohibited activities.
To report a violation, call the Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority at 575-526-0795 and enter #6 for dispatch.
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