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Ensuring a Sustainable
Water Supply
Drought
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2010
37.9 Billion Gallons
Rio
Grande
50%
Mesilla
19%
Hueco
Wells
28%
KBH
3%
2013
36.8 Billion Gallons
Rio
Grande
9%
Mesilla
23%
Hueco
Wells
61%
KBH
7%
EPWU Water Production
Drought in the Southwest
Images from the NASA Website
Elephant Butte Reservoir
June 2, 1994
Elephant Butte Reservoir
July 8, 2013
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Why was the PSB created in 1952?
What happened in 1951?
March 2 Reclamation Bureau Cuts E.P. Water Supply
March 9 Water Rationing in the City for the Summer
March 11 Serious Water Shortage Faces City
June 1 Power Firm Fears Water Shortage
June 10 Independent Water Board Suggested
June 23 River Drop Leaves Areas Waterless
Why was the PSB created in 1952?
At that time the 1950 1952 was the drought of
record
There was intermittent surface water and entire areas
in the central part of town were out of water
Additional well drilling failed to add appreciable
supplies needed greater distance between wells so
land was purchased
Needed long term planning
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The Present
The River
Water Reuse
Underground
Water
Conservation
Desalination
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Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
United States
Mexico
Taos
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Socorro
Las Cruces
El Paso
Texas
Colorado
New
Mexico
Elephant Butte
Water Reuse
EPWU has been treating
wastewater and reusing it for
irrigation, industrial, and
construction uses since 1963
Its known as purple pipe or
reclaimed water
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F = Fresh Groundwater
B = Brackish Groundwater
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Per Capita Consumption
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GPCD
Water Conservation
Ordinance Adopted
Goal for 2020 130 gpcd
2013 130 gpcd
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Hueco KBH Mesilla Rio Grande
EPWU Total Water Production
2011 Far West Texas
Water Plan
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Far West Texas Water Plan
Far West Texas Water Plan follows an identical
format as the 15 other water planning areas in Texas
The plan evaluates current and future populations,
water demands and available water supplies during
drought of record conditions
When future demands exceed available supplies,
water management strategies are developed
Far West Texas Planning Group-Region E
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Conservation
Reclaimed water supply
New conjunctive use supplies (Rio Grande and groundwater)
Recharge of groundwater with treated surface water
Purification of agricultural drain flows
Groundwater from Capitan Reef
Groundwater from the Dell City area
Water Management Strategies for
EPWU in 2011 State Water Plan
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Water Management Strategies for EPWU and Projected Demands
(2011 Plan)
Dell City Groundwater
Capitan Reef Groundwater
Additional Conjunctive Use
Recharge
Agricultural Drain Water
Additional Reclaimed Supply
Additional Conservation
Current Reclaimed Supply
Conjunctive Use
EPWU Demand
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Water Management Strategies for El Paso Water Utilities
(2011 Plan)
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
Supplies Currently Available to El Paso Water Utilities shown in acre feet
Conjunctive Use of Groundwater and Surface
Water
125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000
Reclaimed Water Supply 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Current Supply Available to EPWU 131,000 131,000 131,000 131,000 131,000 131,000
Proposed Management Strategies for El Paso Water Utilities
Additional Conservation 3,000 7,000 11,000 16,000 22,000
Additional Reclaimed Water Supply 2,000 4,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Recharge of Groundwater with Treated Surface
Water
5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Desalination of Agricultural Drain Water 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700
Additional Conjunctive Use 5,000 15,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Groundwater from Capitan Reef 10,000 10,000 10,000
Groundwater From Dell City Area 10,000 20,000
Total Proposed Supply for El Paso Water Utilities 131,000 148,700 164,700 185,700 200,700 216,700
Demand for El Paso Water Utilities 118,167 145,445 162,190 176,770 191,728 207,702
Surplus Supplies
12,833 3,255 2,510 8,930 8,972 8,998
2014 Far West Texas
Water Plan Amendments
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Recently approved Proposition 6 created two funds-the State
Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) and the State
Water Implementation Revenue Fund (SWIRFT) that will help
finance projects in the State Water Plan
$2 Billion will be used to help finance projects in the state water
plan
EPWU is currently amending the 2011 plan to be eligible for new
state funding
New State Funding for Water Projects
Conceptual Project Designs
Update timing, quantity and costs for existing and new
strategies
Obtain approval of Amended plan from Far West Texas
Regional Water Planning Group and TWDB
How to be Eligible for New Funding
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2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
Conjunctive Use of Groundwater and Surface Water 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000
Reclaimed Water Supply 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Current Supply Available to EPWU 131,000 131,000 131,000 131,000 131,000 131,000
Additional Conservation 3,000 7,000 11,000 16,000 22,000
Additional Reclaimed Water Supply 2,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 24,000
Advanced Purified Water Treatment Plant 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Recharge Groundwater w/ Treated Surface Water 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 12,000
Desalination of Agriculture Drain Water-RO 2,700 2,700 5,400 5,400 5,400
Canal Plant Brackish Groundwater RO 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
Lower Valley Brackish Groundwater 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000
Additional Local Groundwater (including KBH) 5,000 15,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Groundwater fromHudspeth County 5,000 5,000 5,000
Hudspeth County-LV Groundwater Development
Jonathan Rogers WTP Expansion
Jonathan Rogers WTP Conservation Storage
Groundwater fromCapitan Reef 10,000 10,000 10,000
Groundwater FromDell City Area 10,000 20,000
Total Proposed Supply for El Paso Water Utilities 131,000 175,200 198,200 230,900 251,900 272,900
Demand for El Paso Water Utilities 118,167 145,445 162,190 176,770 191,728 207,702
Surplus Supplies 12,833 29,755 36,010 54,130 60,172 65,198
Supplies Currently Available to El Paso Water Utilities shown in acre feet
Proposed Management Strategies for El Paso Water Utilities
Water Management Strategies for El Paso Water Utilities
(Amended changes for 2011 Water Plan)
The Near Future
Now to 2020
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The River
Water Reuse
Underground
Water
Conservation
Near
Importation
Ag Drain
Purification
Advanced
Purified
Desalination
Rogers Plant Expansion
and Recharge
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Jonathan W. Rogers WTP Expansion
JRWTP
Jonathan W. Rogers WTP Expansion
Background
1993 - Began operation with capacity to treat 40 MGD
2002 - 20 MGD expansion was completed
2014 - increased capacity needed to serve additional
customers in the eastside and expanding lower valley
area
In the 2011 Region plan
Have acquired the additional water rights
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EPWU obtains surface water allocations from the El Paso
County Water Improvement District #1
EPWU currently has an allocation of 70,000 acre-feet
based on a full release
Due to treatment capacity limitations and the pattern of
demands, EPWU can use about 60,000 acre-feet per year
in a full allotment year
The JRWTP expansion currently under design would
expand the plant from 60 MGD to 80 MGD thus providing
capacity to use 75,000 acre-feet
Jonathan Rogers WTP Expansion
Jonathan W. Rogers WTP Expansion
Expansion Benefits:
Serve growing demand on Eastside and Lower
Valley
Reduce ground water pumping
Improve treatment system reliability
Proactive cost effective phasing to minimize impact
to rate payers
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Jonathan W. Rogers WTP Expansion
Time Line & Budget
Phase 1 complete 2015 Inlet channel
Phase 2 complete 2017 Ozone, intake pumps
Phase 3 complete 2020 Discharge pumps
Phase 4 complete 2020 Coagulation
Phase 5 complete 2021 Filtration
Estimate project cost $115 M (all phases)
Early in irrigation season (with full allotment), excess
surface water capacity used for aquifer recharge
Allows EPWU to fully utilize its surface water rights
Up to 5,000 acre-feet of aquifer recharge available per year
using recharge basins in Northeast El Paso
Effective management of groundwater resources by
banking excess surface water which will be used during
future drought conditions
Additional Aquifer Recharge
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Northeast Recharge Basin
Regulating Reservoir
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A joint EPWU/EPCWID#1 off-channel storage project for
excess storm water over-ordered Rio Grande Project
Water
Provides additional wetlands adjacent to the Rio Bosque
Park
Puts to beneficial use 10,000 to 20,000 acre-feet per year
additional surface water
Provides Flood Protection to Rogers and Bustamante
plant complex
JWRWTP Conservation and Off-Channel
Storage Project
JRWTP Conservation and Off-Channel Storage Project
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The River
Water Reuse
Underground
Water
Conservation
Near
Importation
Ag Drain
Purification
Advanced
Purified
Desalination
Expand Desalination
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Drill and equip of up to 10 shallow brackish wells within a 2
mile radius of the Jonathan Rogers plant
This will develop an additional production capacity of 10
MGD
Would require a reverse osmosis plant at the Rogers plant
Concentrate disposal through deep well injection
Step one would be to identify and permit the injection well
Lower Valley Brackish Groundwater
Currently studying the potential for increasing the capacity of
the KBH plant
Add 6
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skid, additional source wells and concentrate disposal
facilities
Possible adding a drought mode of operation with a higher
finished water salt content
Kay Bailey Hutchison Plant Expansion
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Six Plant Wells supply water to the Canal Water
Treatment Plant (10A, 17A, 67A, 86, SP1 and SP2)
Salinity of these wells has increased over time and they are
now quite brackish
Need to explore the feasibility of treating this water at the
plant as a drought supply
Canal Plant Brackish Groundwater
Canal Water Treatment Plant
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86
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Canal Plant Brackish
Water RO
Salinity in 5 EPWU
Water Plant Wells is
removed with Reverse
Osmosis Technology.
Facilities located at
Canal WTP.
Canal Plant Brackish Groundwater RO
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The River
Water Reuse
Underground
Water
Conservation
Near
Importation
Ag Drain
Purification
Advanced
Purified
Desalination
Near Importation Project
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Near
Reviewed published hydrogeologic maps, reports and well
completion reports
Developing conceptual model of the potential groundwater
resource. Model is used to estimate the volume of water
that can be produced
Design, drill and test a pilot well to evaluate water quality
and production capacity at the most promising location
Hudspeth County Groundwater Development
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The River
Water Reuse
Underground
Water
Conservation
Expanded
Near
Importation
Ag Drain
Purification
Advanced
Purified
Desalination
Agricultural Drain Purification
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Agricultural Drain Purification
Agricultural drain water in any season is of lower
quality (higher salt content) than river water
during the irrigation season
The concept is to take water out of the drain in
the non-irrigation season to make drinking water
This can be implemented quickly to provide an
additional 2,700 acre-feet annually
Ag Drain Water
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The River
Water Reuse
Underground
Water
Conservation
Expanded
Near
Importation
Ag Drain
Purification
Advanced
Purified
Desalination
Advanced Purified Water
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2014 Summer Daily Peak
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2014 Supply Forecast 2014 Peak Demand Forecast
River Water
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Underground Water
Daily Peak Without River Water
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2014 Supply Forecast 2014 Peak Demand Forecast
Underground Water
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Daily Peak With Purified Water
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2014 Supply Forecast 2014 Peak Demand Forecast
Purified Water
Underground Water
Advanced Purified Water
Historical items:
2012 Rio Bosque Feasibility Study
2012 Groundwater Importation Study Cost opinion
Review/Assessment Services
2013 Advance Purified Water Treatment
Plant Phase I
Upcoming items:
2014 Piloting & Design
2015 Construction Phase Services
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Possible funding sources:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Title XVI - Grant
State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT $2
Billion) - Loan
State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas
(SWIRFT) - Loan
Texas Water Development Board State Revolving Funds -
Loan
Advanced Purified Water
Through normal growth, by the year 2060 an
additional 22,000 acre-feet of effluent will be
available for potential water supply
EPWU may continue to develop Purified Water
Projects at Haskell and Northwest Plants as this
resource becomes available
Advanced Purified Water
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Future
2020 and Beyond
The River
Water Reuse
Underground
Water
Conservation
Near
Importation
Ag Drain
Purification
Advanced
Purified
Desalination
Far
Importation
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Additional Conservation
The Region E plan calls for conservation to drop
per capita consumption from 130 to 118 by the
year 2060
We need to first gauge whether it is possible to
reach 118
We then need to develop a program to provide
methodical reductions over time to reach the goal
if needed
Alternately, additional sources of supply must be
obtained
Additional Conservation
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The River
Water Reuse
Underground
Water
Conservation
Near
Importation
Ag Drain
Purification
Advanced
Purified
Desalination
Far
Importation
Far Importation Project
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Capitan Reef Aquifer-Diablo Farms
Bone Spring-Victorio Peak Aquifer Dell City
Van Horn (Wildhorse Ranch)
Valentine (Antelope Valley Ranch)
Importation of Groundwater (far)
Far
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EPWU purchased property actively farmed
Fresh water now but may be subject to
salinization in the future
Wells and pipelines to be constructed
Importation of 10,000 acre-feet per year is
proposed to begin in 2040
This is a sustainable supply
Capitan Reef Aquifer
Diablo Farms
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Property is available for purchase
Wells and pipelines to be constructed
High TDS groundwater requiring blending and/or
desalination with concentrate disposal
Importation of 10,000 acre-feet per year is
proposed to begin in 2050 (if needed) and up to
20,000 in by 2060
This is a sustainable supply
Bone Spring-Victorio Peak Aquifer
Dell City
Dell City
Bone Spring-Victorio Peak Aquifer
(Dell City)
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EPWU purchased property
Wells and pipeline to be constructed
Slightly brackish groundwater
Not included in current 50 year State Water Plan
(2011)
Additional property available for purchase
Need to determine sustainable yield
Wildhorse Flat Aquifer
Van Horn
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EPWU purchased property
Wells and pipeline to be constructed
Fresh groundwater
Not included in current 50 year State Water Plan
(2011)
Need to determine sustainable yield
Ryan Flat Aquifer
Valentine - Antelope Valley Ranch
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Imagine the result
Modeled Pipe Routes
Route 1 changed to avoid this mountain
Clint
Red Light Draw
Esperanza
Dell City/Capitan Reef
Cornudas
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Summary
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Drought in the Southwest
Images from the NASA Website
Elephant Butte Reservoir
June 2, 1994
Elephant Butte Reservoir
July 8, 2013
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EPWU Total Water Production
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Currently studying a proposal to develop a
water resources planning tool
It can be used to do scenario planning
Water Resources Planning Tool
$50 Million for source water protection
purchase of water rights land
EPWUs application scored #1
Additional money may be available
1.44% interest rate
Potential TWDB Loan
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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