IT APPEARS THE RIO GRANDE WON’T DRY UP IN ALBUQUERQUE AFTER ALL. SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS THE CITY COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY HAS DECIDED TO LEASE UP TO 20-THOUSAND ACRE FEET OF WATER TO THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION. THE AGREEMENT CALLS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY TWO-MILLION DOLLARS TO BUY THE WATER.
THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT THE RIO GRANDE COULD GO DRY IN ALBUQUERQUE DUE TO THE POOR SPRING RUNOFF AND SPOTTY SUMMER RAINS. MORRIS SAYS KEEPING THE WATER FLOWING WILL BENEFIT FARMERS WHO IRRIGATE THEIR LAND…AND ALSO WILDLIFE THAT DEPENDS ON THE RIVER.
