No one went down to the river to pray. A planned binational Mass traditionally held on the banks of the Rio Grande was relocated to El Punto in Ciudad Juárez earlier this month after U.S. federal ...
The Public Service Board voted unanimously to reinstate emergency policy conditions for El Paso Water that allow the utility’s CEO to enter into contracts without PSB oversight. The resolution approved Wednesday also waives state requirements ...
El Paso Water has started a second phase of a plan to clean up the raw sewage in the Rio Grande flowing from broken sewage mains on the West Side. The utility aims to remove ...
El Paso Water will provide an update on the months-long effort to stop wastewater from flowing into the Rio Grande at the Rio Grande Citizens Forum Thursday evening during a meeting hosted by the United States ...
Correction: El Paso Water officials misstated the number of gallons of raw sewage released per day. The correct figure is 10 million. When it comes to the raw sewage flowing into the Rio Grande, utility ...
There are bodies of water and governmental bodies, and the El Paso Public Service Board is an intersection of both. The seven-member board, composed of six members appointed by the City Council plus the mayor, ...
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