ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Authority is deferring water bill payments for furloughed federal workers during the government shutdown.
According to the Water Authority, local federal workers can defer their payments without penalty while they are out of work. The move comes after PNM and New Mexico Gas Company made similar promises to federal workers during the shutdown.
“We are joining other utilities in doing what we can to ease the financial stress on federal employees affected by the shutdown. It’s the right thing to do” said Klarissa Peña, chair of the Water Authority’s governing board…