ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Utility Water Authority is celebrating a new multi-million-dollar project aimed at restoring wetlands in the South Valley.
“I hope they have a beautiful place to come down to enjoy the river and see how the Bosque is renewed,” said Albuquerque resident Marla Painter.
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Painter has been walking the Bosque for 26 years and is among those excited for a big new project near Second and Rio Bravo. “Today we are marking transition from design into groundbreaking for construction,” said Diane Agnew, Water Rights Program Manager, Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Utility Water Authority