NMSU Alumni Pond loses its water

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- New Mexico State University says that around 2 years ago Alumni Pond lost its water because of a leak in the liner of the pond.

NMSU regents are meeting this Friday to discuss an agenda that includes a $1.3 million plan to restore the water loss in NMSU Alumni Pond.

NMSU said in their statement that the pond will be reconstructed with imported engineered fill and grading for new pond liner, concrete pond lining, the installation of a water supply line with an automatic fill system, the installation of a pond aeration system, fish habitats, and a demo of a pedestrian bridge.

NMSU says that New Mexico Game and Fish moved quickly to relocate the fish and turtles that were in the pond before it lost water.