News Releases
EPWater reports steady progress in Northeast main repair
January 14, 2026
EL PASO – Crews are making steady progress to repair a broken large water main that interrupted service for many Northeast and Central...
EPWater responds to water outage in Northeast and parts of Central El Paso
January 11, 2026
Precautionary boil water notice issued.
El Paso Water to Host Community Meetings on Proposed Rate Increase
January 7, 2026
At the request of the Mayor and City Council, El Paso Water will host a series of community meetings across the city to explain its proposed water...
EPWater hosts open house for community to learn about proposed budget, rates
November 26, 2025
EL PASO – EPWater will host a community Open House on Dec. 2, offering residents an opportunity to learn about the recently proposed...
PSB reviews FY2026-27 proposed budget, rates and fees
November 20, 2025
EL PASO – El Paso Water presented its proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 Water, Wastewater and Stormwater budgets to the Public Service Board on...
PSB to hear proposed 2026-27 budget and rates
November 17, 2025
EL PASO – The El Paso Water Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Stormwater and Water/Wastewater budget hearing will be on Thursday, Nov. 20. Staff will...
EPWater, state leaders announce $14 million for a new river water treatment plant
November 7, 2025
EL PASO – On Friday morning, El Paso Water, joined by state and county leaders, announced $14 million in secured funding to launch the...
E. coli bacteria found in sample from East El Paso well
November 6, 2025
EL PASO –As part of routine water quality testing required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), El Paso Water detected E....
EPWater nationally recognized for energy-efficiency practices
October 8, 2025
EL PASO – EPWater earned national recognition as a Utility of the Future Today, receiving the award during the Water Environment...
Water Festival to celebrate the importance of water
September 15, 2025
Celebrate our region's most essential resource with EPWater at the 2025 Water Festival. Join the fun on Saturday, September 20, from 11 a.m. to 3...
Traffic control on Airway Boulevard to change next week
September 12, 2025
Beginning September 15, the traffic control on Airway Boulevard will change as part of ongoing water line rehabilitation and pipeline protection...
Open house for Love Road Waterline Replacement Project
August 22, 2025
EPWater will begin a waterline replacement project on Love Road from Country Club Road to Emory Road. Residents are invited to a come-and-go style...
Fort Bliss, EPWater deepen collaboration through new Memorandum of Partnership
July 29, 2025
EL PASO - Colonel Brendan Gallagher, Commanding Officer of United States Army Garrison Fort Bliss, and John Balliew, El Paso Water President...
EPWater to provide tour of west El Paso dam, discuss progress of stormwater improvements
July 15, 2025
Local media is invited to a media briefing and tour of the Arroyo 1 Dam, a recently completed project in West El Paso.
Summer sandbag distribution schedule begins July 7
July 7, 2025
Residential customers can pick up sandbags for flood control any day of the week at three locations beginning Monday, July 7. The summer site...
Two-night full closure of southbound Airway
May 27, 2025
EPWater has scheduled nightwork beginning Tuesday, May 27 as part of ongoing water line rehabilitation and pipeline protection projects aimed at...
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