ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a big step forward on the westside to help usher in expected development in the area as the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority said it’s finally getting a special treatment plant it needs to provide a lot more clean drinking water there.
In the desert near Albuquerque’s Petroglyphs, it’s a new gem for water treatment that the water authority said should finally address a big problem. “Right now, we have to pull water from the east side of town to serve our west side customers and what this will allow us to do is have wells that are operational right there with the local community,” said Rachel Stone, Communications Specialist for Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority.
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Those five wells have been around in the Volcano Cliffs for years, but the water authority hasn’t been able to use them after the EPA changed standards for how much arsenic is allowed in local water sources. This new facility is equipped to filter out arsenic, providing clean water for 83,000 customers in the immediate area. “The water authority is very excited to have these five wells brought back online. It’s part of our plan for drought resiliency as we move into the future so that we have water in our city for generations to come,” said Stone…