ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
BILL NO. R-23-20
RESOLUTION
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Authorizing the Executive Director to Enter into a Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for Aquifer and Streamflow Monitoring
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WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (Water Authority) has collaborated with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on their Hydrologic Monitoring and Water Resource Assessments as part of the New Mexico Monitoring Program of the Middle Rio Grande Basin (MRGB) through joint funding agreements between the two agencies since the 1990s; and
WHEREAS, the existing Joint Funding Agreement has expired; and
WHEREAS, the Water Authority is in need of:
(1) continued monitoring of groundwater storage change in the aquifer;
(2) continued collection of groundwater levels;
(3) the continued monitoring of aquifer compaction and recovery;
(4) the installation of a new surface water turbidity monitoring network upstream of the Water Authority’s Drinking Water Treatment Plant (DWTP); and,
(5) continued operation and maintenance of three USGS stream gages upstream and downstream of the DWTP; and
WHEREAS, completion of this work and use of MRGB data is necessary as part of the implementation of Water 2120 and the development of long-term strategies for water resource management.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY:
The Executive Director to act on behalf of the Water Authority to sign a joint funding agreement with USGS utilizing existing budget from the Water Resources Division.