The albuquerque bernalillo county water utility authority (water authority) is thelargest water utility in new mexico and provides municipal drinking water andwastewater services to over 670,000…

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) to the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The grant will fund planning, design, and permitting activities for the Arroyo del Oso Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project. This project aims to increase the Water Authority's capacity for water recharge and storage in the Middle Rio Grande Basin Aquifer, which will help ensure a sufficient water supply during periods of scarcity. The project activities will take place from July 2024 to June 2027, a duration of 36 months. As the largest water utility in New Mexico, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority has extensive experience implementing similar ASR projects to optimize and diversify the region's water supplies.

The albuquerque bernalillo county water utility authority (water authority) is thelargest water utility in new mexico and provides municipal drinking water andwastewater services to over 670,000 people in the greater albuquerque metropolitanarea in bernalillo county. The water authority will plan, permit, and design the arroyodel OSO aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) project at the arroyo DEL OSO golf coursein albuquerque, new mexico. The project is informed by a 2023 feasibility study and willadvance the design of new injection and recovery well(s), well house(s), and associatedpiping that will allow water to be diverted from the existing distribution system andinjected directly into the middle RIO grande basin aquifer. This aquifer storage andrecovery project is an important water supply alternative for long-term watermanagement identified in the water authoritys water 2120 plan that focuses onoptimizing and diversifying water supplies and creating a more sustainable, climatechange-resilient water system. Once constructed, the arroyo DEL OSO ASR project willincrease capacity for water recharge and storage for future use, which will benefit thewater authoritys service area by ensuring a sufficient water supply is maintained inperiods of water scarcity. The water authority has extensive experience implementingasr projects of similar size and scope, such as the bear canyon recharge project andthe SAN juan-chama drinking water treatment plant large-scale recharge project.project activities include preliminary planning, design, and permitting activities that willtake place from july 2024 to june 2027 for a total project duration of 36 months. Thearroyo DEL OSO golf course is owned by the city of albuquerque and will not involvefederal land or a federal facility.