The Public Service Board of El Paso Water recently approved USD 140M in infrastructure projects as part of a USD 448.94M water, wastewater, and reclaimed water budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
Major capital projects for the new fiscal year include an expansion of the Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant to add a new headworks building. Other projects are upgrading El Paso Water’s treatment system at the Canal plant in Chihuahuita and beginning the multi-year expansions of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant and Hickerson Wastewater Plant. The utility’s budget also will allocate USD 27M to future water supply projects that include completing the design of the Advanced Water Purification Facility.
Other planned projects at El Paso Water are: Will Ruth Pond. This USD 15.5M project is in the planning stage. Construction will begin when property acquisitions are complete; Montana Vista Wastewater Collection System. Phase 1 is underway. The utility is pursuing state and federal funding opportunities for phases two and three; Boone Interceptor Replacement Phase II. This project will replace three wastewater pipelines installed before the 1940s; Canutillo Bosque Road Wastewater Lift Station and Force Main. The utility will install more than a mile of force main lines with room for expansion; and, Roseway 20-inch Water Line Replacement. EPWater will replace a 1.5-mile water line installed in 1973 and past useful life.
