ABCWUA distributes treated reuse water for parks, golf courses, and select industrial customers, governed by Water Authority rules and the New Mexico Water Quality Act, easing pressure on Rio Grande and aquifer supplies.
Reuse water from the Southside Water Reclamation Plant is piped to designated large irrigation customers including municipal parks, golf courses, and Sandia-area campuses. NM Environment Department regulates treatment standards under NMSA Chapter 74 Article 6 (NM Water Quality Act). Backflow prevention and purple-pipe identification are mandatory. Residential potable reuse is not authorized. ABCWUA expansion plans tie reuse capacity to climate resiliency targets, and new large landscape developments are sometimes required to evaluate reuse feasibility.
Cross-connection or unauthorized residential potable use violates ABCWUA cross-connection rules and NMSA §74-6, with administrative fines, service shutoff, and potential criminal penalties for willful contamination.
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