A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS TURNED DOWN A REQUEST FROM AN EAST MOUNTAIN DEVELOPER TO ACCESS MORE THAN 100-MILLION GALLONS OF GROUNDWATER. THE APPLICATION WAS FILED 10 YEARS AGO, AND WAS OPPOSED BY BERNALILLO COUNTY AND THE STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE.
AQUIFER SCIENCE HAS BEEN WORKING ON BEHALF OF CAMPBELL RANCH, A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TO SECURE THE WATER RIGHTS. IN MAKING HER RULING, JUDGE SHANNON BACON SAID THE PROPOSAL WAS CONTRARY TO THE CONSERVATION OF WATER.
