THE ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY HAS JOINED A NATIONAL EFFORT CALLED “IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT WATER.” SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS IT’S DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF BRINGING US WATER.
HE SAYS THE MORE PEOPLE ARE AWARE THESE ISSUES EXIST, THE MORE THEY’LL UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
MORRIS TELLS US 25 PERCENT OF THE WATER AND SEWER PIPES UNDER ABQ ARE CLOSE TO 50 YEARS OLD AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. HE SAYS THEY WANT TO INCREASE CAPITAL SPENDING TO 76 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH WILL MEAN ANOTHER RATE HIKE IN 2017.
