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2024 Federal Legislative Priorities
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The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (Water Authority) 2024 Federal Legislative Priorities are summarized below. The priorities are consistent with the prior year requests with modifications to reflect funding and updated status reports.
Funding Request
1. Water Reclamation and Recycling Program
The Water Authority intends to seek multiple forms of Federal and State funding for completion of the South-to-North Reuse Pipeline. This project entails construction of a pipeline that will connect the Water Authority's existing East Side non-potable water systems, allowing reclaimed wastewater effluent from the Southside Water Reclamation Plant (SWRP) to be used to irrigate turf throughout a much larger portion of the service area on Albuquerque's East Side. This pipeline would also enable the Water Authority to store significantly more water from the Alameda subsurface river diversion using aquifer storage and recovery at the existing Bear Canyon surface infiltration gallery.
2. Support Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Projects
The Water Authority intends to seek Federal and State funding for the completion of two new aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) projects, as part of its implementation of Water 2120, the Water Authority's long-term resource management plan. The ASR projects will increase the Water Authority's ability to store San Juan-Chama surface water locally, in the aquifer, for use to meet customer demand during drought and reduced surface water supply. By storing San Juan-Chama surface water in the aquifer, the resource is readily available to meet demand. Additionally, storing the water in the aquifer instead of Abiquiu Reservoir will result in a smaller quantity of San Juan-Chama water lost to evaporation.
3. Carnuel Water and Wastewater Systems Improvement Project
The Water Authority has been assisting Carnuel for more than a decade to address the community's need for a safe and re...
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