THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS TAKING STEPS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POLLUTANTS THAT END UP IN THE RIO GRANDE. THE CITY HAS ADOPTED A NEW STORM WATER QUALITY ORDINANCE…DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE TOXIC MATERIAL THAT CAN FLOW INTO THE RIVER THROUGH THE UNDERGROUND PIPES, CHANNELS AND ARROYOS THAT MAKE UP THE CITY’S DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
THOSE POLLUTANTS CAN INCLUDE AUTOMOTIVE AND CHEMICAL FLUIDS ALONG WITH ANIMAL AND HOUSEHOLD WASTE.
