Stuff I wrote elsewhere: ABQ water infrastructure
Posted on | June 19, 2012 | Comments Off
On Albuquerque’s appearance in the “our pipes are getting old!” discussion:
Albuquerque’s water and sewer utility, facing hundreds of millions of dollars in costs over the next decade to replace aging pipes and treatment plants, is considering a series of rate increases in the next five years.
When the last of the proposed rate hikes takes effect, the average residential customer’s bill would rise to $54 per month, up from $45 today, according to Mark Sanchez, executive director of the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority – an additional $108 per year for the average customer by 2017.
More than 400 miles of metro area water and sewer pipe are at high risk of failure, according to a study done for the water utility and the backlog of aging pipes that need replacement is growing because of inadequate funding.
Related posts:
- Albuquerque Water Rates
- Conservation and the water pricing dilemma
- Rate hikes and public infrastructure
- Stuff I wrote elsewhere: Albuquerque water use down in 2011
- Stuff I Wrote Elsewhere: ABQ Water Consumption Declining
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