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2023 Federal Legislative Priorities
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The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (Water Authority) 2023 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 following reuse projects, which are integral to fulfillment of reuse strategies outlined in WATER 2120, the Water Authority's long-term resource management plan:
A. Bosque Non-Potable Water Reclamation Plant and Re-Use System. This project will provide 3 to 5 million gallons per day (3,000 - 7,000 acre-feet per year) of non-potable reuse water for Albuquerque's West Side for irrigation of parks, golf courses and potentially for industrial uses. The project will consist of a new, completely enclosed wastewater reuse plant; a storage reservoir; and distribution pipelines. The treatment plant will be located on Water Authority property just north of the Bosque School and education will be a central mission of the facility.
The Water Authority is seeking funding to construct the treatment facility.
B. 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 Annual Appropriations for Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) Bulk Fuel Facility Spill Corrective Action
The Water Authorit...
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