Santa Fe County, city discuss sharing water
Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – Amid a year of historic drought and low levels of water, the city and county of Santa Fe have drafted a new water-sharing agreement, which seeks to help maintain healthy water supplies for both governments as the supply becomes more tenuous in future years. The Shared Pool Agreement, if approved by city councilors on Jan. 27, centers around the Buckman Direct Diversion, the water treatment plant that pumps water from the Rio Grande to the Santa Fe area. It’s co-owned by the city and county. The agreement would allow the city to use some of ...