EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Texas board approved millions of dollars to improve old and inefficient water systems in Far East El Paso.
On Thursday, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved giving $5,000,000 from the Texas Water Development Fund to the Haciendas Del Norte Water Improvement District in Homestead Meadows North, an area 30 miles north of Montana Avenue.
According to TWDB, the money will be used to replace 6,550 feet of 12-inch raw water line, 2,420 feet of 6 to 12-inch water distribution lines, water meters and isolation valves, as well as adding 200 ultrasonic water meters, 40 isolation valves, and eight fire hydrants and reducers…