El Paso Water blends Rio Grande surface water, fresh and brackish groundwater, the Kay Bailey Hutchison desalination plant, and reclaimed wastewater for non-potable irrigation, with an advanced purification project under development for direct potable reuse.
El Paso operates one of the most diversified water portfolios in the United States. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant, the largest inland desalination facility in the world, treats brackish Hueco Bolson groundwater for potable supply. Reclaimed water from EPWU treatment plants serves parks, golf courses, industrial customers, and aquifer recharge through the Hueco Bolson injection program. EPWU's Pure Water Center, advancing toward direct potable reuse, would be among the first such systems in the country. Reclaimed customers must meet cross-connection and signage standards. Use of reclaimed water for residential irrigation is generally not allowed.
Cross-connection violations can result in service termination and TCEQ enforcement. Penalties for unauthorized reclaimed water use are set by EPWU rules and tariffs.
El Paso, TX
El Paso Water Utilities enforces year-round time-of-day landscape watering restrictions plus seasonal day-of-week limits that prohibit watering between 10 a....
El Paso, TX
EPWU customers are responsible for repairing leaks on the customer side of the meter and are encouraged to report visible water waste, broken sprinklers, and...
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