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Water Protection Advisory Board 2016 Update
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The Water Protection Advisory Board is half-way through with its 2016 Work Plan and is reviewing water quality protection topics on behalf of the City, County and Water Authority, and has submitted its 2015 Annual Report.
The purpose of the WPAB is to study and advise the Water Authority, City and County on surface and groundwater protection concerns, oversee the implementation of the Water Quality Protection Policy and Action Plan, and assist with the development of policies and strategies necessary to enhance protection of surface and groundwater quality in the Albuquerque Basin.
Priorities for the WPAB during 2016, which were set at the beginning of the year, are the protection of surface and groundwater quality in the Albuquerque Basin, maintaining god watershed health, and to foster intergovernmental coordination, cooperation and communication in all aspects of water quality protection.
The WPAB has identified the top areas of water quality protecting in its 2015 report, listing groundwater contamination sites, stormwater quality, septic systems, environmental restoration activities at the Sandia Laboratories, and current and potential oil and gas operations in the Middle Rio Grande Basin as areas of heightened focus for the board.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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