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El Paso Water awarded $12.7M for infrastructure

By Luisa Barrios,

2 days ago

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) – El Paso Water announced Thursday, Oct. 3 that the utility received a $12.7 million award through the Department of Defense’s Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) to increase making better water lines in the McGregor Range area.

Photos courtesy of the Office of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16)
Photos courtesy of the Office of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16)
Photos courtesy of the Office of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16)
Photos courtesy of the Office of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16)
Photos courtesy of the Office of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16)

The announcement was made at a press conference hosted by Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) with the utility on Oct. 3 in Downtown El Paso.

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In addition, El Paso Water said the utility hopes to get the project started within a few months.

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Art Sanchez

1d ago

And the fuck end city wanted to out the electric grid under government control and make it solar look at the cancer that is El Paso water, but hey we’re gonna have a deck plaza

felix pineda

1d ago

guess we don't have enough retention ponds funny even the one by the freeway still over flows flooding the service road

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