Water Line Shut Down at Montana and Las Casitas NEWS RELEASE Contact: Karol Parker, Public Affairs Officer 915-594-5692 (office), e-mail: kparker@epwu.org Date: March 12, 2008 El Paso – A 24-inch water transmission line along Montana and Las Casitas will be shut down at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, 2008 for approximately 10 to 12 hours. The area affected will be East Montana and Homestead, consisting of approximately 2,600 residence and 4 schools (see attached map). Service should not be interrupted, since there is approximately 18 hours of reservoir storage supplying these areas. There will also be not traffic disruption. The shut down is being done at the request of TxDOT to clear a conflict with the Highway Department’s proposed construction. Coordination among all affected entities has taken place.