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My wife and I are in the beginning stages of researching retirement locations in NM. The east mountains area of Albuquerque intrique us because we'd like a more rural area while still being near city conveniences/medical facilities.
How concerned should we be with water issues around Edgewood, Tijeras, etc? Are the issues bad enough we should consider elsewhere, such as Alamogordo, Carrizozo areas?
What we'd like us 2 to 5 acres we could have some chickens on and be away from the rat race.
Have read that article and seen the short video interview with them. That's what has me a bit leery of the area.
Are the areas north of Albuquerque in the same spot as the east mountains when it comes to water?
As the article says it's an issue all over the West. Placitas and Corrales depend on wells with no municipal system. Bernalillo and Rio Rancho have municipal water but it doesn't reach all areas in RR.
I live in Placitas and the availability of water depends on where you live in the community. The closer you get to the base of the Sandias in the village proper, the more likely you need an individual or shared well.
Others may be able to speak more authoritatively, but I would imagine any groundwater-supply issues you'd run into in the East Mountains would also be a concern - perhaps a greater concern - in Alamogordo or Carrizoso. For example, know Alamogordo has already explored the possibility of building a desalinization plant due to concerns over their groundwater supply.
I have lived in the East Mountains for almost 6 years now. Where we live there is a community water company. It services a large part of the East Mountains. It is well run and very forward thinking. We try to conserve as much water as possible, but the community water is of good quality and very reasonably priced in my opinion. My wife and I love it here and could not think of a place that we would rather live. Good luck in your retirement search.
I'm considering purchasing a home in North Albuquerque Acres (about half a mile from North Star Elementary) which runs off a shared well. How reliable is water supply from the wells in these areas (any residents on the forum?)? Also is there any possibility of hooking up to City Water from this development?
I was looking at a gorgeous home in Cedar Crest a few years ago. How could such a large modern architectural house be only 50k? No water.....
The wells of NM and AZ are having to be redrilled, sometimes to the tune of 1,000 feet or more...The truth is that the desert sw is being drained from its aquifers without replenishing that water. Take a look at this site--usgs.gov https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/w...center_objects
It shows some maps of water depletion of the aquifers and from there you can hunt for more info and discover the ugly truth--that the aquifers of the desert sw are on their way to drying up, some already have, some next week or whenever, a surprise to many landowners when they turn on the faucet and nothing comes out...and then some may have water for another 100 years.
Sinkholes are forming because the land is no longer supported.
There is a lot of water fights over rights in the desert sw all the way to CA. There are going to be winners and losers and nobody is going to promise that any real estate we buy will have water during our lifetimes. It's a valid fear to buy what is to be considered a retirement last home and fear that I'll be 85 and suddenly my home is worthless and the tap has run dry. It's not fear mongering because it is already happening to some land owners, the areas of Cedar Crest/Tijeras are just one of them.
So what do we do? I probably won't be around anymore in about 30 years. I can take my chances and probably will. I don't want my offspring to have to take me in at 85 because I have no water, but by 85 it's entirely possible that a lack of running water will be the last of my worries...
Part of Alamo's problem is the fracking and sinkholes, look it up, the water table is not only decreasing but the fracking is putting chemicals and salts back into the water that is left. It's a shame, all for big oil.
I'm considering purchasing a home in North Albuquerque Acres (about half a mile from North Star Elementary) which runs off a shared well. How reliable is water supply from the wells in these areas (any residents on the forum?)? Also is there any possibility of hooking up to City Water from this development?
You will probably get more responses if you start your own thread. Wells in NAA are fairly reliable as a whole, but whether a particular well is reliable or not depends on the well itself (how deep it is, how old it is, etc.) I would definitely get it inspected before purchasing. I do not believe you can hook up to city water/sewer from that area (which, depending on where you are exactly, is probably technically in the county, not the city). If you like the area, and are nervous about wells, there are plenty of neighborhoods near North Star that have city water and sewer although you usually sacrifice land/privacy.
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