EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A Texas board approved millions of dollars to improve old and inefficient water systems in Far East El Paso. <\/p>\n
On Thursday, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved giving $5,000,000 from the Texas Water Development Fund to the Haciendas Del Norte Water Improvement District in Homestead Meadows North, an area 30 miles north of Montana Avenue. <\/p>\n
According to TWDB, the money will be used to replace 6,550 feet of 12-inch raw water line, 2,420 feet of 6 to 12-inch water distribution lines, water meters and isolation valves, as well as adding 200 ultrasonic water meters, 40 isolation valves, and eight fire hydrants and reducers.<\/p>\n
RECOMMENDED: El Paso Water plans aging pipe replacements after January break left thousands dry<\/a><\/p>\n This comes after the resolution described that El Paso Water’s 12-inch raw water line in the area is 40 years old and prone to breaks– an average of two per month per connection– leading to a loss of 18 million gallons of water per year, which the District said is 27 percent of water treated in the system.<\/p>\n Furthermore, the District explained that valves were inoperable, and its service meters are monitored manually due to the lack of a SCADA system– a computer system. <\/p>\n As a result, it hurts the detection and response time when leaks happen. <\/p>\n RECOMMENDED: <\/a>26 customers hit by Pecos Street water main break; sinkhole repairs expected to last weeks<\/a><\/p>\n KFOX14\/CBS4 has reached out to EPWater to learn more about how this money will be used to fund these improvements. <\/p>\n Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n