tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post3705793042878194804..comments2023-10-24T08:13:45.842-06:00Comments on Only in New Mexico: Rio GrandeJim Bacahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14019944863771287149noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-75869039510687893002011-07-30T13:06:30.060-06:002011-07-30T13:06:30.060-06:00On an issue you raised this week, I see the Journa...On an issue you raised this week, I see the Journal has reported today on the city's tests for ash in the water. While trying to leave the impression that the filtration system is taking out all the contaminants, the writer was careful not to actually say that, qualifying, well down in the story, that the amount not filtered out is nothing we the people need to worry about.<br /><br />The concerns raised by two of your readers, whether or not there are contaminants from the fire retardants in the water, and whether any radioactive material was washed into the water supply, were ignored, and the Journal didn't bother or didn't know enough to ask about those.<br /><br />As for fire retardants, we can at least take comfort in the fact that those are going to be diluted over the area of the entire Rio Grande watershed.<br /><br />Nuclear material is another story. There is no diluting that. One of the groups trying to monitor that situation says that burrowing animals are bringing radioactive material to the surface, so your reader is correct to worry about it ending up in Albuquerque's water supply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-31186442002572538492011-07-30T10:14:07.122-06:002011-07-30T10:14:07.122-06:00The Bosque Trail is sweet, leave it be.The Bosque Trail is sweet, leave it be.Desert Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413559978573420359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-52133599052404361872011-07-29T14:13:39.121-06:002011-07-29T14:13:39.121-06:00That would indeed be a tragic error. You state the...That would indeed be a tragic error. You state the case well.<br /><br />What's that place on the south side of Central, where they have the little train and the buildings that look like they were designed by the people who designed Long John Silver's? Why not say that's a River Walk and call it a day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-81567502159966574112011-07-29T11:41:40.941-06:002011-07-29T11:41:40.941-06:00I think there's plenty of open space for a riv...I think there's plenty of open space for a river walk, and it would offer some additional attractions to the city. Of course, proper planning, design, and review are critical.Abq Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625219471476690325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11762382.post-46113763994270681742011-07-29T10:07:35.889-06:002011-07-29T10:07:35.889-06:00Jim, agreed. Good point about the Conservancy Dist...Jim, agreed. Good point about the Conservancy District.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com