Comments on: ABQ water authority does not suffer lack of accountability http://newmexicoindependent.com/29876/abq-water-authority-is-plenty-accountable New Mexico news and politics Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Owinurame http://newmexicoindependent.com/29876/abq-water-authority-is-plenty-accountable#comment-22337 Owinurame Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:43:13 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=29876#comment-22337 Accountability might also mean publication of plans and results of testing. Will more than 50% of our drinking water be river water in the winter season? What exactly does that water contain? How much of the pollutants can actually be filtered out? Where can we go to hear and comment on these issues?<br>etc. etc. Accountability might also mean publication of plans and results of testing. Will more than 50% of our drinking water be river water in the winter season? What exactly does that water contain? How much of the pollutants can actually be filtered out? Where can we go to hear and comment on these issues?
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]]> By: Owinurame http://newmexicoindependent.com/29876/abq-water-authority-is-plenty-accountable#comment-19055 Owinurame Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:43:13 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=29876#comment-19055 Accountability might also mean publication of plans and results of testing. Will more than 50% of our drinking water be river water in the winter season? What exactly does that water contain? How much of the pollutants can actually be filtered out? Where can we go to hear and comment on these issues?<br>etc. etc. Accountability might also mean publication of plans and results of testing. Will more than 50% of our drinking water be river water in the winter season? What exactly does that water contain? How much of the pollutants can actually be filtered out? Where can we go to hear and comment on these issues?
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]]> By: Owinurame http://newmexicoindependent.com/29876/abq-water-authority-is-plenty-accountable#comment-9558 Owinurame Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:43:13 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=29876#comment-9558 Accountability might also mean publication of plans and results of testing. Will more than 50% of our drinking water be river water in the winter season? What exactly does that water contain? How much of the pollutants can actually be filtered out? Where can we go to hear and comment on these issues?<br>etc. etc. Accountability might also mean publication of plans and results of testing. Will more than 50% of our drinking water be river water in the winter season? What exactly does that water contain? How much of the pollutants can actually be filtered out? Where can we go to hear and comment on these issues?
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]]> By: Owinurame http://newmexicoindependent.com/29876/abq-water-authority-is-plenty-accountable#comment-6552 Owinurame Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:43:13 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=29876#comment-6552 Accountability might also mean publication of plans and results of testing. Will more than 50% of our drinking water be river water in the winter season? What exactly does that water contain? How much of the pollutants can actually be filtered out? Where can we go to hear and comment on these issues?<br>etc. etc. Accountability might also mean publication of plans and results of testing. Will more than 50% of our drinking water be river water in the winter season? What exactly does that water contain? How much of the pollutants can actually be filtered out? Where can we go to hear and comment on these issues?
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]]> By: Martinzehr http://newmexicoindependent.com/29876/abq-water-authority-is-plenty-accountable#comment-6532 Martinzehr Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:00:16 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=29876#comment-6532 Dear Trudy Jones,<br><br>The ABCWUA constituent members do not represent constituent water users. Neither are they accountable solely on the issues of water management. They have been given an authority as a political entity but are not elected for their duties and actions in regards to water issues. Who represents agricultural users in the region who sit on the ABCWUA? What is the source of input from diverse stakeholders in the region and how is this input assimilated into the decision-making process of the ABCWUA? Where is the science provided in the decision-making process provided with equal status to that of politicians? WHo represents the environment in these decisions? Where is the voice of water managers responsible for implementing allocation provided with a voice in the decisions?<br><br><br><br>It appears as though we need to rethink the structures of the entities that make decisions on the issues of land use and water use and begin to establish the new structures capable of doing so.<br><br><br><br>Martin Dear Trudy Jones,

The ABCWUA constituent members do not represent constituent water users. Neither are they accountable solely on the issues of water management. They have been given an authority as a political entity but are not elected for their duties and actions in regards to water issues. Who represents agricultural users in the region who sit on the ABCWUA? What is the source of input from diverse stakeholders in the region and how is this input assimilated into the decision-making process of the ABCWUA? Where is the science provided in the decision-making process provided with equal status to that of politicians? WHo represents the environment in these decisions? Where is the voice of water managers responsible for implementing allocation provided with a voice in the decisions?

It appears as though we need to rethink the structures of the entities that make decisions on the issues of land use and water use and begin to establish the new structures capable of doing so.

Martin

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