Irrigation pilot project proves to be cutting city water usage

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city says it is starting to see the benefits of a pilot irrigation project installed at a West Side Albuquerque park.
It is part of a partnership with New Mexico State University researchers that began nearly a year ago with a mission to conserve water in the high-desert.
“We’re always looking for ways to save water,” explained Mark Chavez, City of Albuquerque Park Supervisor. “We thought this would be an opportunity to try what they