Martinez signs capital outlay bill with $89M for water projects
Updated: 10:33 pm, Tue Mar 11, 2014.
Martinez signs capital outlay bill with $89M for water projects
By Staci Matlock The New Mexican
SantaFeNewMexican.com
Las Vegas officials say expanding Bradner Reservoir is vital for the chronically water-strapped city, which came within six weeks of running out of water in 2011. The city provides water to 18,000 customers, including New Mexico Highlands University and a regional hospital. Most of the city’s water comes from the Gallinas River, with water stored at Peterson and Bradner reservoirs. But Bradner can only store about 300 acre-feet of water, and the dam at Peterson has leaked like a sieve for years. (One acre-foot of water equals 325,851 gallons.)