Rainfall patterns are changing around the globe. The southwestern U.S. has suffered from an extended drought, on and off, for decades. In 2011, parts of this region experienced conditions approaching those of the 1930s Dust Bowl. Water levels were dropping in many lakes, reservoirs and aquifers. But in Albuquerque, the situation was already well under control.The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) is a state-level regional organization tasked with providing water to the City of Albuquerque. They confronted the water supply problem head-on in the early 1990s, and since 2008, aquifer levels have risen as much as 50 feet
