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Sunday, June 23, 2013

WATER UPDATES - HOPE & LIES

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The article below is from the KOAT (Albuquerque) website.


APD seeks water donations for Magdalena

Thousands of water bottles donated thus far

UPDATED 7:04 PM MDT Jun 19, 2013


ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —As the village of Magdalena’s water shortage nears its second week, Albuquerque police and residents have decided to step up and help out.

The Albuquerque Police Department is asking residents to stop by the Prisoner Transport Center and drop off bottles of water, which have become the only source of cooking and drinking for so many in Magdalena.
 
There will be a mobile command unit available at the Coors Boulevard and Ellison Drive NW Walmart to take donations Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be a donation site at the Walmart located at Wyoming Boulevard and Academy Road NE on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“We just want to be a good neighbor here in New Mexico,” said Briane Dennison, APD Chaplain Commander. “Go down there and bless them with water… we’re looking to take two 25 ft. trailers full of donated water down to them.”
 
APD’s Operation Hope team also organized donations for Moore, Oklahoma after a tornado struck.
Using money from the Chaplain Unit Fund, APD has purchased two pallets of water. Since, Albuquerque residents have donated thousands of water bottles.
“It really shows the heart behind the badge,” said Dennison.
 
The deadline to drop off water donations is Friday at 8 a.m. If you’d like to donate money to the APD Chaplain Unit Fund, call 505-768-2131.

Read more: http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico/albuquerque/apd-seeks-water-donations-for-magdalena/-/9153728/20633084/-/14kqlwm/-/index.html#ixzz2X2uSPSKR
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Below, Governor Susana Martinez talks about Magdalena's
 water problems with a KOB reporter.
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The new Augustin Plains Ranch LLC website, titled
"sanaugustinwater.com" - is a pathetic attempt to further
their PR campaign for the project.  It's filled with nonsense,
and outright lies.  Here's the photo and text
from their homepage:
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The proposed Augustin Plains Ranch water pipeline project, much like the San Juan Chama River Project before it, has tremendous potential to supply New Mexico’s middle Rio Grande Valley with an abundance of water for centuries to come.
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The demand for water in our state already surpasses its availability, and the situation is becoming even more dire due to extreme drought. That is why the project’s supporters and sponsors are committed to developing this much-needed resource on behalf of all New Mexicans. This state-of-the-art, eco-friendly project will be unique, producing its own power for operation through hydropower and solar energy. But more importantly, the project will create a new, sustainable and abundant source of water independent of compacts with other states.
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This will be accomplished by replenishing a massive, underground aquifer in western New Mexico with rainwater that is currently lost to evaporation. The project will provide water to New Mexicans where it is needed most, and will also improve river habitat and water quality in the Rio Grande. With support from local, state, and federal agencies as well as New Mexico’s local communities, this project can begin delivering this desperately needed water within five years.

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Well, golly.  Here we are talking about the
Middle Rio Grande Valley, and we have a nice photo
of the Organ Mountains, FAR to the south of the Middle
Rio Grande Valley, down next to Las Cruces,
in the MESILLA VALLEY.
Here's a map of what is, for most political and historical
purposes and definitions, the Middle Rio Grande Valley,
published by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History.
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Well, you can see what kind of ignorant fools we're
dealing with.  They can't even illustrate their text correctly.
That picture is NOT from the area we're talking about.
It's about a hundred miles south.
"Well, it does't matter.  Not in the slightest."
Oh yes it does, our little moron.  Our little PR pimp.
This kind of BS is blatantly illegal.
It's misleading.  It's bad advertising practice.
A photo is the product in action, one might say.
You're talkin' Middle Rio Grande Valley,
and showin' Mesilla Valley.
It's false advertising.
Someone needs to report you guys to the
Attorney General's Office.  Maybe I will.
Misleading people on WATER right now ought
to be a hanging offense.
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There might be a method to their madness. 
They'll have that used-car salesman disguised as an attorney
from Las Cruces that serves in the State Legislature,
 Joseph Cervantes, crawling into bed with them,
 thinking he'll get some of the water moved south,
to Las Cruces and the Mesilla Valley.
That would be absolutely wonderful
for the gospel of "growth" that Cervantes
preaches in the public pulpits on behalf of the
 "best interests" of southern New Mexico.
"Best interests" as defined by developers, agri-business, 
bankers, hustlers, and ignorant politicians.
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Oh, I see what's going on here now.
You guys are clever.
But you're still breaking the law.
Misrepresentation may be common at your office,
but it doesn't fly too well if you get caught.
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Small-town PR flacks.
Ignorant.  Amateurish.  Fraudulent.
Must be that bunch over at The Waite Company at work.
It's amazing.  You'd think the foreigners would get
someone worth a shit.  Hell, they've got the money. 
 Or are they just too damned 'TIGHT' -
 still have the first buck they ever made. 

You know the type.
The Scotch and the Jews have both had to suffer
racial stereotyping because of this very trait
among some bad apples in their population -
the cheap ones, the slow-to-pay, the greedy,
 no charity (except when it's public),
 no soul. 
 Cash is the sole/soul denominator.
The worst.  The pigs.
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Anyhow, it's all as bland as can be and
loaded with misinformation.  We'll take each
page and dissect it on the blog over time.
  It's neat that I can just copy it, (and I have),
page by page, and we can all examine it, together,
and take a careful look at what they're
 claiming - dissect the data.
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They never put a copyright on the site.
It's unbelievably stupid.  It's a commercial site.
I don't copyright because I want my material
spread to the four directions.
Not to copyright the company message seems strange at best,
or incredibly dim-witted on the other end.
What, was the company attorney on a bender?
Who are these dismal failures?
And who pays them?
The masters seem as stupid as the slaves,
and vice-versa.
 Why does the San Augustin Plains water issue
draw such secretive,
 fraudulent, worthless, un-American, anti-American,
shysters to the table?
Who also refuse to pay for a good PR outfit.
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What's wrong with these people?
Too much good food and wine?
Too much EUROTRASH life?
(A cop told me that EUROTRASH is a new term
 in law enforcement
 for all the scam artists from EUROPA that
enter the American scene for operations of all types.
A new twist on white trash - this defines it geographically,
trash from the Old Country -
EUROTRASH.)
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Anyway, here's an example of show-and-tell
with their site.
Para # 2 on their website homepage states:
The demand for water in our state already surpasses its availability, and the situation is becoming even more dire due to extreme drought. That is why the project’s supporters and sponsors are committed to developing this much-needed resource on behalf of all New Mexicans. This state-of-the-art, eco-friendly project will be unique, producing its own power for operation through hydropower and solar energy. But more importantly, the project will create a new, sustainable and abundant source of water independent of compacts with other states.
Eco-friendly?  Nonsense.
Read our post about this point -
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The LLC has been on this "green" and "eco-friendly"
campaign as of the last six months or so - they keep
coming up with new sales ideas.  This one's a lie.
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Paragraph #3 states:
This will be accomplished by replenishing a massive, underground aquifer in western New Mexico with rainwater that is currently lost to evaporation. The project will provide water to New Mexicans where it is needed most, and will also improve river habitat and water quality in the Rio Grande. With support from local, state, and federal agencies as well as New Mexico’s local communities, this project can begin delivering this desperately needed water within five years.
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Water
Water, water, water!

Water is essential for all life—
--plant, animal and human life.

Water is clear
Water is colourless
Water is tasteless
Water is transparent
Water pours on Earth as rain.

Water covers about 3/4of the Earth's surface
Water bodies are ocean, sea, lake, river
Water can be had from wells by digging the Earth
Water naturally occurs as mineral water as at spa.

Water is in liquid form
Water is in solid form (ice)
Water is in gaseous form (water vapour)
Water is as snow and snowflakes.

Water is secreted from the body-
-as urine, tears, perspiration, and saliva.

Water is a chemical compound
Water is composed of two elements
Water molecule contains—
-one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms.
Water boils at 212 degrees F or 100 degrees C
Water freezes at 32 degrees F o 0 degrees C.

Water, water, water!


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I'll get back to this when I have time.
Right now I need to water the roses and sunflowers
with Hop Canyon aqua. 
Thanks to Tom and Brandon!
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

WATER THIEVES HAVE NEW WEBSITE, NEWS RE: PRAYER VIGIL

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 The post that went up yesterday is nowhere to be found.
Basically it was about the new website the LLC has put up
to "sell" their idea. 
The site is filled with misleading information
 and outright lies.  It's probably from The Waite Company,
the PR shills from Albuquerque that our foreigners
have hired as their latest "frontmen" on the scam.
  Check it here:
http://www.sanaugustinwater.com/index.html
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Our "PRAYER VIGIL FOR RAIN & BLESSING OF THE WATERS"
held at Montosa last weekend went well.
Below, Father Tommy Means calls on a higher power
for some help during the litany (below).
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LITANY FOR ALL CREATION IN A
 TIME OF DROUGHT AND FIRE
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(The litany below caught people's attention Saturday.
It was written by Rev. Talitha Arnold of Santa fe, NM. 
Permisssion is allowed to reproduce and adapt
for worship services or church education.
  Publishing rights are reserved.)
God of all creation, of rain and fire, of ponderosa and pinon,we your people lift our prayer to You.
Lord, hear our prayer.
For rain in this thirsty land, and for hope in this hard time.
Lord, hear our prayer.
For the people who are dealing with a water shortage and its effects  - both financial and personal - from Magdalena to the Plains, from the Rio Grande Valley to Elephant Butte Reservoir.
Lord, hear our prayer.
For firefighters on the front lines, for pilots and crews, and all who are working across the State of New Mexico at this time to contain fires - for their safety and stamina.
Lord, hear our prayer.
For the animals and birds that have lost habitat or lack water sources, for the plants and trees, rivers and lakes, and all creation that is suffering because of drought and fire, and often because of human greed or human carelessness.
Lord, hear our prayer.
For the farmers and ranchers, and others of our rural communities whose lives and livelihoods are threatened by fire, drought, or water theft.
Lord, hear our prayer.
For the just and wise use of the water You have given us, to be gracious stewards of Your creation and good neighbors with all people.
Lord, hear our prayer.
For the wisdom to conserve resources, and the grace to share them, with common sense and a dedication to protect what is a sacred trust - to understand that we are not so much owners as we are custodians of land, and to know that water is life.
Lord, hear our prayer.
For the local, state, and federal authorities and leaders - to have Your courage, O Lord, and Your vision, to make hard decisions for the common good,  and the will to stand up to financial and political powers that would rob the state's citizens of what is theirs.
Lord, hear our prayer.
For a peaceful resolution to the difficulties that people face on the San Augustin Plains aquifer water project, and a fair, just, and timely answer from the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Gracious God, You who hear the prayer of every heart, hear now the prayers we lift up to you now.
(A moment of silent prayer.)
Hear all of our prayers O God, spoken and unspoken.
Remind us that You are the One who listens and Who hears.
Grant us the wisdom to love one another, and this God-given earth, as You do.
We pray in Your name, and offer the prayer that Christ taught us:
Our Father, Who are in heaven, holy be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
 Amen.

We have some excellent video footage of the Montosa event 
that we'll be sharing here and on YouTube when time
allows for some editing.  Our "shooter" for the day was
 Kirk Loy, an old friend from our PBS days, who has a
 large batch of state, regional, and national awards
for his excellent production work.
This is all part of a larger effort for a documentary film
we're working on.  We've got some interviews done,
and are scheduling more.  Please contact us if
you'd like to speak your peace, as they say.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

MAGDALENA'S WATER SHUTTING DOWN

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Sometime this afternoon the water in the Village of Magdalena
is going to be shut off.  The well is going dry, we are told,
 and while there might be some temporary relief, the actual 
solution being discussed is a new well, deeper, and weeks
 (months?) away  We'll have more details up as soon as we
 gather more info.  The National Guard is coming in with a
 water tank of potable water from someplace this evening.
Other tankers, from New Mexico Tech and a private outfit,
should be here sometime tommorow.
  Stuart Dyson of Channel 4 in Albuquerque is roaming
 around the area, talking to residents and officials,
 trying to get a handle on what's going on here. 
 The Channels 4 and 13 folks, as well  as CNN,
 have either just arrived, or have already left 
with stories in hand.
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  As unfortunate as this is, it draws attention to WATER
realities in this area, in this state.  It could also bring
 attention to the San Augustin aquifer issue.  It could
initiate the process of exposure of who these
 misguided Sons of Abraham actually are.
The press can be relentless.
The press can get damned nosy.
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The more Magdalena's problem is in the news,
the more these media folks will dig, and when they see
 the "STOP THE WATER GRAB" or
"TELL THE GUMBA NO AGUA" bumper stickers,
well, maybe in time they'll start asking more questions.
It's in their nature, as they say. 
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 If these foreigners were pumping the aquifer right now,
Magdalena would most probably be looking at a new well
a heck of a lot deeper than what's currently being discussed.
Like hundreds of feet deeper.
Ask the desert dwellers of Israel if they would allow
a bunch of foreign corporate thugs to get their water;
ask them if they'd allow  such a hideous nightmare
 on their "God-given" land.
Below: the Pool of Siloam, made famous in the
New Testament, when the blind man got his sight here.
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I am.  I'm contacting the Israeli government tomorrow
to ask for advice as to how to deal with water thieves, 
so we can forward it to Governor Susana Martinez.
"Desert Dwellers" have much in common, especially
with guarding their water sources from enemies,
or so-called enemies.
This is a water war,
 and the Israelis know a lot about this stuff.
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None of these foreigners are so-called "Stakeholders."
None of them live here. None of them give a rat's ass
 about New Mexicans, or Americans.
They have passports from where? 
 Israel, Norway, Germany?
 It's all about money.
Big money.
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The Project Director for the San Augustin project,
Michel Jichlinski, got his Masters in Economics from the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem.  He's also a proven thief,
liar, and general con artist.  He was the President and CEO
at the Louis Berger Group, a federal contractor in Afghanistan
and worldwide, when they got nailed for stealing millions
of U.S. dollars by cooking the books, bribery, and
cultivating a "culture of fraud" within the company,
 as the whistleblower put it.
NAILED for the biggest fine ever for a war-time contractor.
Thieves.  And this guy was the "Boss" through it all.
And now he's come to the Land of Enchantment.
God save us.
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Below: Darrell Petttis, owner of The Golden Spur Saloon
in Magdalena, gives Stuart Dyson an earful about water,
drought, and the San Augustin water issue
with the foreign "investors."
It's all tied together. 
The timing is probably right on target.
Further below: Water trucker Richard Smith.
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 Here are links to some of the news stories on
 Magdalena's water crisis.
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http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3059146.shtml?cat=500
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And here's a link to a Mountain Mail News
web article that's basically a statement from the State Water Engineer, Scott Verhines, about the Magdalena situation.
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http://www.mountainmailnews.com/?p=2586
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.Bottled water - lots of it - is available for all residents at the Fire Station.
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Magdalena residents getting some water

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“Today, we received water from the VLA and Alamogordo,” Marshall Larry Curly said Friday. “Each truckload of water is being tested to ensure chlorine levels are appropriate before water is being distributed.”
Curly said that as of Friday water is being fed through the water hydrant at the highest altitude, off of Kelly Road, and it is flowing back into the city water system and providing water to many households.
“We have put 26,000 gallons back into the system as of this morning, and will have 40,000 in by the end of the day.” Curly said. “Right now there is water down to about Sixth Street, and there should be water to Tenth Street by this evening.”
According to City Clerk Rita Broaddus, the city has applied for and received an exploratory permit from the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer to begin searching for the best place to drill a new well.
“What we need now is the money to drill,” Broaddus said.
The city has requests for emergency funding through Community Development Block Grant emergency funding program out of Washington, D.C., the New Mexico Department of Finance Administration and the New Mexico Finance Authority, as well as the New Mexico Environmental Department.
In the interim, the city is also working to bring back online the Spears Well, which was taken offline six to eight years ago because it did not meet new codes with regard to managing chlorine levels. There were also some plumbing and electrical problems with the well.
“It only pumps 30-35 gallons per minute, so it is not a production well for the city,” Broaddus said. “For now, we can take the chlorinator from the Trujillo Well and put it on the Spears Well to ensure that the water is properly chlorinated.”
The Trujillo well pumped 180-200 gallons per minute, before the well went dry. The city is currently working on the plumbing and electrical to bring the Spears well up to date, and then will begin filtering water from this well into the system.
Curly said that porta-potties have been set up throughout town for residents’ use until everyone has water through the city water system again.
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