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Albuquerque's Water Wars

By AAN Staff
january 28, 2003  05:24 pm
Albuquerque's Water Wars
The Rio Grande is becoming a river of effluent, yet the city of Albuquerque wants to pump more water from the already drought-stricken river, endangering fish and worrying farmers. The consequences could make the region's aquifer unusable in 35 years and cause the city to sink into the hole left behind. Weekly Alibi's Jeremy Vesbach looks at the problem and some possible solutions.