el paso water utilities water system and supply sources
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Angel Bustamante, P.E.
El Paso Water Utilities
Water System and Supply Sources
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El Paso Statistics
• Estimated population in El Paso County is
over 850,000
• Approximately 200,000 water service
connections
• Average rainfall is 9 to 11 inches per year
• Water conservation is essential
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The RiverUnderground
WaterDesalination
Water
ReuseConservation
Future
Resources
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Per Capita Consumption
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GPCD
Water Conservation
Ordinance Adopted
Goal for 2020 – 130 gpcd
2014 – 130 gpcd
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• In 2015, EPW produced
approximately 114,000 acre feet
of potable water
• Water sources supplying total
demand
• Hueco Bolson 53%
• Mesilla Bolson 22%
• Surface water from the
Rio Grande 25%
NEW SOURCE?
RIVER WATER
GROUNDWATER
Water Supply
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2010
37.9 Billion Gallons
Rio Grande
50%
Mesilla19%
Hueco Wells 28%
KBH3%
2013
36.8 Billion Gallons
Rio Grande
9%
Mesilla23%
Hueco Wells 61%
KBH7%
EPWU Water Production
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MEXICO
Water Treatment Plants
Franklin
Mountains
NEW MEXICO
EL PASO, TEXAS
Ciudad Juárez
Airportj
Fort Bliss
Military
Reservation
Surface Water Plants
Groundwater Plants
Jonathan Rogers
Water Treatment Plant
Robertson & Umbenhauer
Water Treatment Plant
Upper Valley Water
Treatment Plant
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Desalination Plant
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Desalination Plant
Opened in 2007 to deal with:
• Drought
• Emergency situations
• Growth
27.5 MGD production
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• Electrical cost
• Disposal of the
concentrate
Operational Factors for Desalination
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Concentrate Disposal
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Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant concentrate
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Current Drought Conditions in El Paso
Images from the NASA Website
Elephant Butte Reservoir
June 2, 1994
Elephant Butte Reservoir
July 8, 2013
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Supply Peak Water Use
Non-Drought Year
Underground Water
MG
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River Water
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River Water
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Supply Peak Water Use
Drought Year Without River Water
Underground
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MG
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Supply Peak Water Use
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Underground
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Additional sources
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Estimated Capital Needs
Needs Cost
Expand desalination $30 M
Agricultural drain water purification $30 M
Rogers Plant expansion and recharge $115 M
Advanced purified $100 M
Water rights land purchase $50 M
Near importation project $80 M
Regulating reservoir $80 M
Far importation project $400 M
TOTAL $885 M
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Conclusions
• El Paso is a dry and arid city that cannot depend
on consistent surface water allotment
• El Paso Water understands the importance of
having a diverse water supply portfolio
• El Paso Water management decision to
implement alternative sources of supply such as
brackish groundwater
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Contact Information
Angel Bustamante, P.E.
Water Systems Division Manager
El Paso Water Utilities
915.594.5401