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In Washington DC
442 Cannon House
Office Building
Washington, DC
20515
202-225-6316 Phone
202-225-4975 Fax
In Albuquerque
20 First Plaza NW
Suite 603
Albuquerque, NM
87102
505-346-6781 Phone
505-346-6723 Fax

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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico


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House Approves Wilson’s Request to Fund South Valley Flood Management Initiative June 28, 2001
 
Wilson critical of inadequate funding for nuclear weapons programs and helps battle back further cuts
WASHINGTON, DC –The House of Representatives today approved legislation that includes a request by Congresswoman Heather Wilson for $475,000 to continue the Southwest Valley Flood Management Initiative. The project was conceived to alleviate frequent flooding in the southwest valley and last year Wilson was able to secure $330,000 for the feasibility study by the Army Corps of Engineers. “This is a very important victory for the residents of the South Valley,” said Wilson. “We need to stop moving water from one side of the road to the other. These funds bring us one step closer to finally dealing with this chronic problem for the citizens of the South Valley.” The Southwest Valley Flood Management Initiative will create a flood control project in the valley south of Central to Isleta Pueblo. The lead for the project is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project is currently in the feasibility study phase and the $475,000 included in this years budget will allow the study to be completed. The Corp of Engineers is expected to complete the study later this fall. The project was conceived to alleviate frequent flooding in the southwest valley particularly in the area adjoining the intersections of Blake Road between Isleta Blvd and Coors Blvd. The current irrigation infrastructure, parts of which date back to 1922, prevents effective drainage in the area and often causes “ponding” in the surrounding neighborhood. During the monsoon season, flood waters pond in roads and intersections causing dangerous traffic conditions, damage to residential and commercial property and further degrading the infrastructure. During debate on the Water and Energy Appropriations bill, which includes the budgets of Sandia National Labs and Los Alamos, Wilson strongly criticized the inadequate funding for the nuclear weapons programs. “The funding levels in this bill for the nuclear weapons programs are totally unacceptable and must be fixed in conference with the Senate,” said Wilson. “This continues the recent pattern of the House passing budgets that woefully underfund the nuclear weapons programs, but I am hopeful that the trend of the Senate restoring the funds will also continue. I will work together with Senator Domenici to ensure that this happens this year.” The legislation also included Wilson’s request for $2 million to fund water reclamation projects for the Albuquerque area. Specifically, the funding will help the City of Albuquerque pay for two important water projects. The first being the Non-potable Surface Water Reclamation project, which consists of the construction of a diversion facility in the Rio Grande to use some San Juan-Chama water for irrigation and industrial purposes. The second is the Southside Municipal Effluent Reuse project, which consists of treatment, piping and pump stations to use treated municipal effluent for irrigation.
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