WHAT'S THE WATER PICTURE FOR 2014? THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION NOW SAYS, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THERE MAY BE A SHORTAGE OF SAN JUAN-CHAMA PROJECT WATER WHERE ALBUQUERQUE GETS ITS DRINKING SUPPLIES.
DAVID MORRIS WITH THE CITY COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS THE ADVISORY IS REALLY NO SURPRISE. A SIMILAR WARNING WAS ISSUED LAST YEAR AND THERE WAS NO SHORTAGE. HE SAYS RECLAMATION BUREAU WANTS EVERYONE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A SHORTAGE.
BESIDES, MORRIS SAYS ALBUQUERQUE HAS A FOUR YEAR SUPPLY OF WATER STORED IN RESERVE, MOSTLY AT ABIQUIU RESERVOIR. SO HE SAYS EVEN IF THERE IS A SHORTAGE, LOCAL WATER OPERATIONS WON'T BE AFFECTED.
