Texas || El Paso Water Planner Says Smart Growth, Water Savings Linked

Higher-density neighborhoods could delay by decades expensive plans to pump water to El Paso from other parts of Texas, the city’s top water official stated recently. "It’s not a matter of water supply; it’s a matter of infrastructure," said Ed Archuleta, El Paso Water Utilities president and chief executive officer. The cost of a plan to import water from city-owned acreage outside the city has been estimated at $600 million. "If we can push back the need to build infrastructure 10 or 20 years, let’s do it," Archuleta added.

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