ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY OFFICIALS WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THE DROUGHT. SO ON FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST, THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY BEGINS ITS DROUGHT DECLARATION TO REMIND RESIDENTS HOW BAD IT IS. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE AUTHORITY SAYS WE GOT 5 AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN LAST YEAR ... 4-POINT-2 INCHES IN 2011 ... AND IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.

MORRIS SAYS WATER WASTING FINES WILL DOUBLE. HE TELLS 770 KKOB TO AVOID THOSE DOUBLED FINES, DON'T LET YOUR WATER RUN INTO THE STREET OR USE YOUR SPRINKLERS BETWEEN 11AM to 7PM.

THE UTILITY BOARD ALSO APPROVED HIRING THREE ADDITIONAL INSPECTORS ... SO THERE WILL NINE CHECKING CITIZEN CALLS AND CHECKING NEIGHBORHOODS.