http://www.epwu.org El Paso Water Utilities - Public Service Board en-us At today’s Public Service Board meeting, local firm Kendrick Electric Corp. was selected to install equipment needed for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) at 12 stormwater pump stations. The $214,000 project will automate six facilities in the Mission Valley, four in Central El Paso and two in the Upper Valley. Thursday, 24 July 2008 10:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080724-01.html El Paso Water Utilities has delivered more than 7,600 sand bags to fire stations since the beginning of the week. Utility personnel suspended deliveries at 4 p.m. Mon, 14 July 2008 14:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080714-01.html El Paso Water Utilities has delivered additional sand bags to West Side and Northeast El Paso fire stations. Thu, 10 July 2008 10:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080710-01.html The Public Service Board will be briefed on the development of the stormwater master plan at its Wednesday morning meeting. The Board will also learn about the public participation component of the planning process. Tue, 08 July 2008 17:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080708-01.html In a June 24 ruling, Federal Judge David Briones denied the request of the El Paso Apartment Association and other apartment owners for a motion for preliminary injunction against the City of El Paso and the Public Service Board. Tue, 25 June 2008 17:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080625-01.html In a special June 11 meeting, the Public Service Board authorized El Paso Water Utilities to adjust the stormwater fees currently charged to school districts. If approved by the El Paso, Ysleta, Socorro and Canutillo Independent School Districts, the rates would be effective Sept. 1. Thu, 12 June 2008 10:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080612-01.html Federal Judge David Briones today denied the request of the El Paso Apartment Association and other apartment owners for injunctive relief that would have prevented the Public Service Board from imposing or collecting stormwater fees on their properties. Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080512-01.html In a special May 7 meeting, the Public Service Board adjusted the fees charged to El Pasoans for stormwater management. Thu, 8 May 2008 10:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080507-01.html Ed Archuleta, president and CEO of El Paso Water Utilities, has been elevated to Chapter Honor Member status by the Chi Epsilon chapter of New Mexico State University. Chi Epsilon is the national honor society of civil engineers. Thu, 8 May 2008 10:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080507-02.html The public is invited to an open house at the Carlos M. Ramirez TecH2O Water Resources Learning Center on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The center is located at 10751 Montana Ave. Fri, 2 May 2008 16:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080502-01.html El Paso Water Utilities will hold a series of community meetings to discuss the stormwater fee that began appearing on customer bills in March. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080415-02.html The team of Moreno Cardenas Inc. (MCi) and Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) received the Eminent Conceptor Award for the design of El Paso Water Utilities’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Facilities. The award was presented by the Texas Council of Engineering Companies at its annual meeting in Irvin, Texas. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080415-01.html The time-of-day watering schedule for outdoor landscape irrigation goes into effect tomorrow. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_0800331-01.html At its recent meeting of the Public Service Board, El Paso Water Utilities Engineering Technical Services presented a summary of multiple water, wastewater, and reclaimed water construction projects that were begun over the last 12 months and have been recently completed. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:30:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080327-02.html At the Public Service Board meeting held on Wednesday, March 26, the Board elected its officers. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 9:30:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/nr_080327.html 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. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_17.html Fernando Rico has been promoted to water systems division manager at El Paso Water Utilities. He is responsible for four water treatment plants and the city’s water storage, transmission and distribution systems. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:30:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_16.html Some West Side residents may experience water service problems late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Service will be shut down temporarily while El Paso Water Utilities installs a new 16-inch waterline. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:45:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_15.html Some West Side residents may experience water service problems late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Service will be shut down temporarily while El Paso Water Utilities installs a new 16-inch waterline. Tue, 17 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_14.html Water use in El Paso has fallen steadily for more than a decade, and 2007 was no exception. Daily water use averaged 134 gallons per person last year, which is two gallons less than in 2006. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_13.html At this morning’s meeting, the Public Service Board approved a $237.83 million water and sewer operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2008-2009. The Board also approved a water and sewer rate adjustment that is effective with meter readings taken after Feb. 29. Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:00:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_12.html El Paso’s stormwater utility will begin operating on March 1 when El Paso Water Utilities begins managing the stormwater system. At the request of the City’s Development Services Department, however, EPWU has already begun to manage stormwater pump station rehabilitation projects. Tue, 8 Jan 2008 14:30:00 -0000 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_11.html Yesterday, El Paso Water Utilities’ crews retrieved the fire hydrant from a sinkhole at the corner of S. Oregon and Sixth. The sinkhole was created when the hydrant was damaged on late Thursday, Oct. 11. Water from the hydrant also caused damage to the apartment building located at 800 S. Oregon. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:45:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_10.html El Paso Water Utilities will dedicate the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. The $87 million facility produces 27.5 million gallons of water per day, making it the largest inland desalination plant in the world. Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:00:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_09.html The El Paso Water Utilities 2006-2007 operating budget has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:00:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_08.html Redd Road will be closed this weekend between Doniphan and Gus Rallis Drives while El Paso Water Utilities installs a new sewer line. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:00:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_07.html The Water Reuse Foundation will convene the 11th Annual Water Reuse Research Conference at the El Paso Marriott. Mon, 1 Jun 2007 17:00:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_06.html EPWU General Manager Ed Archuleta and members of the Public Service Board will hold a press conference on May 9 to answer questions about the master planned community to be built on Public Service Board land in Northeast El Paso. The community, which will be located between Painted Dunes Golf Course and the Franklin Mountains, will incorporate several parks, an open space and trail system, and a series of mixed-use residential and commercial properties and town centers. Mon, 7 May 2007 13:00:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_05.html On March 30, 10 master developers submitted statements of qualifications to El Paso Water Utilities, indicating their intent to bid on approximately 3,900 acres of undeveloped Public Service Board land in Northeast El Paso. Both local and out-of-town developers responded to the Board’s request for qualifications. Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:00:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_04.html El Paso’s time-of-day watering schedule for outdoor landscape irrigation will go into effect Sunday. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:00:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_03.html At its Feb. 14 meeting, the Public Service Board will adopt resolutions naming two facilities currently under construction in honor of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and the Honorable Carlos M. Ramirez, former El Paso mayor and commissioner of the U.S. Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC). Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:00:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_02.html El Paso Water Utilities’ Robert Andron and William Hutchison were on the faculty of the Lorman Education Services seminar on water rights sales and transfers in Texas. Their sessions addressed legal, regulatory and ethical issues and the technical aspects of groundwater hydrology. Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:00:00 -0600 http://www.epwu.org/public_info/news_release_01.html