THIS IS DAY THE ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY STARTS IT’S ALTERED WASTE WATER ENFORCEMENT RULES. YOU’LL NO LONGER BE HIT WITH A FINE FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU WATER YOUR YARD TO WHERE THE WATER ENDS UP IN THE STREET … OR YOU RUN YOUR SPRINKLERS BETWEEN 11AM AND 7PM.
KATHERINE YUHAS WITH THE WATER AUTHORITY SAYS THEY’LL DITCH THE FINES FOR THE FIRST TWO VIOLATIONS … WHICH USED TO COST 25 DOLLARS AND 50 DOLLARS RESPECTIVELY. BUT YOU’LL BE FINED FOR A THIRD VIOLATION.
SHE SAYS RESIDENTIAL WATER USE IS 55 PERCENT LOWER NOW THAN IT WAS IN 1995.
