ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
BILL NO. R-16-12 |
RESOLUTION
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Adopting Water 2120 - Securing Our Water Future (2016 Water
Resources Management Strategy) As The Water Authority’s Water Supply and Demand Policy.
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WHEREAS, the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan requires the water resources in the metropolitan area to be managed to provide a permanent, adequate water supply; and
WHEREAS, a water resources management policy is needed to help guide and plan for water resources and to meet the Comprehensive Plan directive; and
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Water Resources Management Strategy was adopted in 1997 as the City of Albuquerque’s water supply policy; and
WHEREAS, the Water Authority adopted the 2007 Water Resources Management Strategy as the water supply policy; and
WHEREAS, the Water Authority has successfully implemented the majority of the policies and projects described in the 2007 Strategy; and
WHEREAS, the Water Authority established a Technical Customer Advisory Committee (TCAC), whose purpose was to provide input on the Authority’s policies, plans and programs. The TCAC reviewed the technical documents and worked on revising the policies of the current Strategy over the last two years; and
WHEREAS, the Water Authority had an extensive public process for the community to provide input on the plan including selection of the name for the Strategy (Water 2120 - Securing our Water Future); and
WHEREAS, there were two public meetings early during the process, four Customer Conversations and a Water Resources Town Hall in July 2016 where the community provided input on the policies and assisted with selection of the various water supply alternatives; and
WHEREAS, a large majority of the participants of the Town Hall felt that there time was well spent and that the Water Authority really cared about their input; and
WHEREAS, the new 100-year plan was presented to a variety of entities including Federal, State and regional water management entities; and
WHEREAS, the TCAC has endorsed the revised policies of the 2016 Water Resources Management Strategy.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY:
Section 1. The 2016 Water Resources Management Strategy entitled Water 2120 - Securing Our Water Future, attached as “Exhibit A”, is hereby adopted as the Water Authority’s water supply and demand policy.
Section 2. The Executive Director is directed to implement the policies, technical studies and projects identified in the Strategy.
Section 3. The Executive Director is directed to report to the Water Authority Board on an annual basis regarding the progress on the implementation of the Strategy.