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3 | "author_email": null, | 3 | "author_email": null, | ||
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7 | "maintainer": null, | 7 | "maintainer": null, | ||
8 | "maintainer_email": null, | 8 | "maintainer_email": null, | ||
9 | "metadata_created": "2020-07-01T22:01:19.573424", | 9 | "metadata_created": "2020-07-01T22:01:19.573424", | ||
t | 10 | "metadata_modified": "2022-10-21T15:51:48.064516", | t | 10 | "metadata_modified": "2022-12-05T16:17:01.663124", |
11 | "name": "sjcdiversion", | 11 | "name": "sjcdiversion", | ||
12 | "notes": "The San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project was completed in | 12 | "notes": "The San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project was completed in | ||
13 | 2008, ending Albuquerque\u2019s sole reliance on an overtaxed aquifer | 13 | 2008, ending Albuquerque\u2019s sole reliance on an overtaxed aquifer | ||
14 | by tapping into surface water transported from the Colorado River | 14 | by tapping into surface water transported from the Colorado River | ||
15 | basin.\r\nThe water, rights to which have been purchased in | 15 | basin.\r\nThe water, rights to which have been purchased in | ||
16 | perpetuity, is part of New Mexico\u2019s allotment of Colorado River | 16 | perpetuity, is part of New Mexico\u2019s allotment of Colorado River | ||
17 | water, which has been apportioned among Western states. It is not | 17 | water, which has been apportioned among Western states. It is not | ||
18 | native Rio Grande water.\r\nOfficials first proposed use of the water | 18 | native Rio Grande water.\r\nOfficials first proposed use of the water | ||
19 | for drinking after scientific studies in the early 1990s showed that | 19 | for drinking after scientific studies in the early 1990s showed that | ||
20 | Albuquerque\u2019s aquifer \u2013 once thought to be virtually | 20 | Albuquerque\u2019s aquifer \u2013 once thought to be virtually | ||
21 | limitless \u2013 was smaller than originally believed, and being | 21 | limitless \u2013 was smaller than originally believed, and being | ||
22 | pumped twice as fast as nature could replenish it. But switching to | 22 | pumped twice as fast as nature could replenish it. But switching to | ||
23 | surface water would be no easy task.\r\n\r\nIt took more than $400 | 23 | surface water would be no easy task.\r\n\r\nIt took more than $400 | ||
24 | million in new infrastructure to divert the water from the Rio Grande, | 24 | million in new infrastructure to divert the water from the Rio Grande, | ||
25 | treat the water to safe drinking water standards, and deliver it to | 25 | treat the water to safe drinking water standards, and deliver it to | ||
26 | customers. The project was financed with seven dedicated rate | 26 | customers. The project was financed with seven dedicated rate | ||
27 | increases over several years.\r\n\r\nAmong other things, those rate | 27 | increases over several years.\r\n\r\nAmong other things, those rate | ||
28 | increases paid for:\r\n\r\n38 miles of distribution pipeline (some of | 28 | increases paid for:\r\n\r\n38 miles of distribution pipeline (some of | ||
29 | it underneath the Rio Grande itself).\r\nAn adjustable diversion dam | 29 | it underneath the Rio Grande itself).\r\nAn adjustable diversion dam | ||
30 | and intake structure on the Rio Grande.\r\nFunding of programs to | 30 | and intake structure on the Rio Grande.\r\nFunding of programs to | ||
31 | preserve the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow and its habitat, and | 31 | preserve the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow and its habitat, and | ||
32 | inclusion of fish screens and passages at the diversion site to | 32 | inclusion of fish screens and passages at the diversion site to | ||
33 | minimize Project impacts on fish populations.\r\nA Raw Water Pump | 33 | minimize Project impacts on fish populations.\r\nA Raw Water Pump | ||
34 | Station on the Rio Grande, built to resemble a Spanish mission church | 34 | Station on the Rio Grande, built to resemble a Spanish mission church | ||
35 | the better to blend in with its surroundings.\r\nEight miles of raw | 35 | the better to blend in with its surroundings.\r\nEight miles of raw | ||
36 | water pipeline to transport water from the Raw Water Pump | 36 | water pipeline to transport water from the Raw Water Pump | ||
37 | Station.\r\nA $160 million Water Treatment Plant. The plant, with a | 37 | Station.\r\nA $160 million Water Treatment Plant. The plant, with a | ||
38 | capacity of about 80 million gallons per day, uses a series of | 38 | capacity of about 80 million gallons per day, uses a series of | ||
39 | chemical and mechanical processes to remove sediment and other | 39 | chemical and mechanical processes to remove sediment and other | ||
40 | contaminants from the water. It employs the same treatment process now | 40 | contaminants from the water. It employs the same treatment process now | ||
41 | in use by such communities as Fresno, California and Tampa, | 41 | in use by such communities as Fresno, California and Tampa, | ||
42 | Florida.\r\nRatepayer dollars also were used to fund an ongoing | 42 | Florida.\r\nRatepayer dollars also were used to fund an ongoing | ||
43 | conservation program. Permit requirements for the San Juan Chama | 43 | conservation program. Permit requirements for the San Juan Chama | ||
44 | Drinking Water Project called for an eventual reduction in | 44 | Drinking Water Project called for an eventual reduction in | ||
45 | Albuquerque\u2019s per capita water usage to 155 gallons per day. | 45 | Albuquerque\u2019s per capita water usage to 155 gallons per day. | ||
46 | That goal has already been met and surpassed.\r\n\r\nProject | 46 | That goal has already been met and surpassed.\r\n\r\nProject | ||
47 | construction, which began in 2004, was completed in 2008. Pipeline | 47 | construction, which began in 2004, was completed in 2008. Pipeline | ||
48 | construction wrapped up in April of 2008, and the Water Treatment | 48 | construction wrapped up in April of 2008, and the Water Treatment | ||
49 | Plant was finished in November of 2008.", | 49 | Plant was finished in November of 2008.", | ||
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51 | "private": false, | 51 | "private": false, | ||
52 | "revision_id": "986d58c1-2d80-4243-ae12-da917729d94c", | 52 | "revision_id": "986d58c1-2d80-4243-ae12-da917729d94c", | ||
53 | "state": "active", | 53 | "state": "active", | ||
54 | "title": "San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project Diversion and | 54 | "title": "San Juan-Chama Drinking Water Project Diversion and | ||
55 | Recharge Data", | 55 | Recharge Data", | ||
56 | "type": "dataset", | 56 | "type": "dataset", | ||
57 | "url": "", | 57 | "url": "", | ||
58 | "version": "" | 58 | "version": "" | ||
59 | } | 59 | } |