Eureka! Rosebrough 1 has hit water. No, not the former mayor of Gallup; the test well in Indian Hills named after former Mayor Bob Rosebrough that’s tied to G-22, the water project officials hope will help tide the city over until the much heralded Navajo-Gallup pipeline arrives. If successful, both wells will tap the San Andreas-Glorietta aquifer. With the city’s current wells dropping 22 feet a year, Allgood has said that Gallup could start experiencing water shortages during peak summer hours as soon as 2014 — if nothing more is done. If G-22 succeeds, it could potentially double the city’s water supply for the next 40 years.  

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