/tags/albuquerque-bernalillo-county-water-utility-authority Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:39:30 GMT /Kirtland-AFB-jet-fuel-spill-plume-clean-up-moving-on-to-next-phase Jet fuel leaking from Kirtland Air Force base into the ground beneath Albuquerque was first discovered nearly 26 years ago in November 1999. So some residents may be surprised that the cleanup process has yet to begin in earnest. While some interim measures have been taken to stop the fuel from getting into the city’s drinking water, experts told lawmakers Tuesday that only the first phase of the process, the investigation, is finally nearing completion. Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:39:30 GMT /Kirtland-AFB-jet-fuel-spill-plume-clean-up-moving-on-to-next-phase Daniel Montaño /kunm-news-update/2024-10-25/fri-bernco-questions-fluoride-in-drinking-water-fema-in-roswell-following-500-year-flood-more President Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the "sin" of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a "blot on American history" in his first presidential visit to a tribal nation. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:06:55 GMT /kunm-news-update/2024-10-25/fri-bernco-questions-fluoride-in-drinking-water-fema-in-roswell-following-500-year-flood-more °µºÚÍø News /local-news/2024-06-06/water-authority-approves-rate-hike-for-customers The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority announced this week that it will be increasing the rates for water and sewer this summer. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 22:57:50 GMT /local-news/2024-06-06/water-authority-approves-rate-hike-for-customers Jeanette DeDios /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-31/lawmakers-advocates-plan-to-sue-kirtland-over-jet-fuel-cleanup A coalition of New Mexico lawmakers, advocates and residents say the U.S. Air Force has been too slow to respond to a decades-old jet fuel spill at… Fri, 31 May 2019 23:46:18 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-31/lawmakers-advocates-plan-to-sue-kirtland-over-jet-fuel-cleanup Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-16/state-local-officials-raise-concerns-about-kirtland-fuel-spill-cleanup To hear Kirtland Air Force Base officials tell it, the cleanup of a decades-old jet fuel spill in Southeast Albuquerque is going great. Their… Fri, 17 May 2019 00:36:01 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-16/state-local-officials-raise-concerns-about-kirtland-fuel-spill-cleanup Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2019-04-25/air-force-cleanup-fund-reduction-is-normal-budget-variation The U.S. Air Force will host a public meeting Thursday night about the cleanup of a decades-old jet fuel spill north of Kirtland Air Force Base. Military… Thu, 25 Apr 2019 22:55:45 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-04-25/air-force-cleanup-fund-reduction-is-normal-budget-variation Hannah Colton /local-news/2018-04-13/public-should-be-ready-for-the-rio-grandes-bad-year As high winds whipped dust, Siberian elm seeds and recycling bins around Albuquerque Thursday afternoon, dozens of people filed into the U.S. Bureau of… Fri, 13 Apr 2018 22:07:57 GMT /local-news/2018-04-13/public-should-be-ready-for-the-rio-grandes-bad-year Laura Paskus /public-health-new-mexico/2017-09-06/tanker-supplies-drinking-water-to-carrizozo Albuquerque’s water utility is helping out a small New Mexico town to the south.The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority sent a… Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:31:32 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-09-06/tanker-supplies-drinking-water-to-carrizozo /public-health-new-mexico/2017-08-23/more-fluoride-for-albuquerque-and-bernalillo-county UPDATE 8/24: The vote to put additional fluoride into the water supply in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County was postponed Wednesday night, after lacking… Wed, 23 Aug 2017 23:57:41 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-08-23/more-fluoride-for-albuquerque-and-bernalillo-county /public-health-new-mexico/2017-08-16/controversy-swirls-around-santolina-water-plan-delay Water has always been at the center of the controversy over Santolina, a massive project planned for over 20 square miles on a dusty mesa west of… Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:59:16 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-08-16/controversy-swirls-around-santolina-water-plan-delay Ed Williams