DESPITE PERCEIVED ODDS … ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB OF CONSERVING WATER THIS YEAR. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, WE WERE SIX PERCENT BELOW LAST YEAR'S WATER CONSUMPTION FOR THE SAME PERIOD. HE TELLS US THE DROUGHT MESSAGE AND HEAVY MONSOON RAINS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SAVINGS.
AND HE SAYS WE'RE ON TRACK WITH THE AUTHORITY'S LONG TERM GOAL. THE WATER AUTHORITY WANTS RESIDENTS TO USE 135 GALLONS A DAY, PER PERSON. MORRIS SAYS CURRENT USE IS 140 GALLONS A DAY, PER PERSON.
HE SAYS THAT BODES WELL FOR THE CITY'S WATER FUTURE FOR SEVERAL DECADES. BUT ONCE WE REACH A CERTAIN POPULATION POINT, MORRIS SAYS WE'LL NEED TO CONSIDER OTHER WATER SOURCES LIKE DE-SALINATION OF BRACKISH WATER OR RE-USING WATER.
