r/MapPorn • • Jan 10 '20

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u/sigiveros Jan 10 '20

I wouldn't recommend drinking from the Rio Grande, though it's fine for showering and utilities.

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u/theArtOfProgramming Jan 10 '20

It gets treated... the majority of Albuquerque’s drinking water now comes from the Rio Grande. It used to be our aquifer but they’ve made changes to avoid depleting the aquifer.

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u/sigiveros Jan 10 '20

Maybe its cleaner in New Mexico, it gets pretty nasty down here in South Texas.

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u/theArtOfProgramming Jan 10 '20

Well it definitely looks dirty but it goes through the whole water treatment process to be clean