A BIG PROJECT TO BRING MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER TO ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY … SPECIFICALLY LOS PADILLAS NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROJECT IS UNDERWAY WITH WORK THAT BEGAN SUNDAY TO INSTALL MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND FEET OF PIPE.
LOS PADILLAS RESIDENTS CURRENTLY GET THEIR WATER FROM PRIVATE WELLS, BUT DAVID MORRIS WITH THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS MANY OF THE WELLS ARE SHALLOW, AND ARE BECOMING CONTAMINATED.
THE ENTIRE PROJECT COULD TAKE YEARS TO COMPLETE AT A COST OF UP TO 5-MILLION DOLLARS.
