14-MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A YEAR. THAT’S THE EXPECTED SAVINGS FROM A PROJECT GETTING UNDERWAY AT THE UNM NORTH GOLF COURSE OPEN SPACE AREA.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER MAGGIE HART STEBBINS SAYS WATER FROM A UTILITIES PLANT ON CAMPUS, THAT HAS TO BE FLUSHED AWAY TWICE A YEAR, WILL NOW BE PUT TO BETTER USE. IT WOULD ORDINARILY GO STRAIGHT INTO THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM BUT WILL NOW BE TREATED AND RE-USED FOR IRRIGATION.
THE WATER WILL BENEFIT FAIRWAYS, TREES AND PLANTS ON THE GOLF COURSE. HART STEBBINS SAYS THE PROJECT WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WATER PUMPED OUT OF ALBUQUERQUE’S AQUIFER.
