A Victory for Valencia Water Watchers
Here is an excerpt from an article that appeared in the digital news source The Paper.
Corporate Bottling Co.’s Request for Millions of Gallons of Water Tabled Indefinitely
Niagara Bottling corporation’s request to increase their water draw from the Albuquerque Basin aquifer from 285 acre-feet/year (92+ million gallons/yr) to 700 acre-feet/year (228+ million gallons/yr).
While Valencia Water Watchers, a non-political group of volunteers is cautiously optimistic about Niagara’s request being indefinitely tabled at this me, we remain watchful. The group believes community should have the opportunity to review the Water Rights report that the Village of Los Lunas is waiting on, and should be actively involved in major decisions such as these that will impact the Albuquerque Basin aquifer for generations to come.
This is the third time in five weeks that the Los Lunas Village Council has tabled this agenda item.