During Wednesday’s regular meeting, the Public Service Board elected its officers for 2020, with all three positions now filled by women. Dr. Kristina Mena was elected as Chair of the board. Mena is regional dean of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health’s El Paso campus. “Having known the […]Read More
As state and local leaders take steps to ease COVID-19 restrictions, Dr. Kristina Mena is helping to shape health guidance needed to reopen Texas and El Paso. The Public Service Board Vice-Chair for El Paso Water is a renowned expert in human health risk assessment and serves on several advisory panels offering health expertise to […]Read More
On Tuesday, the Public Service Board (PSB) approved the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Stormwater and Water/Wastewater budgets at their monthly meeting. The budget includes no increase in stormwater fees, a 5% increase in water fees, and a 5% increase in wastewater fees. The combined $493 million budget will result in an average increase of $2.81 per […]Read More
El Paso Water staff presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2019-’20 water, wastewater and stormwater budgets to the Public Service Board (PSB) on Monday evening. According to EPW officials, the PSB will now consider the combined $436.1 million budget, which proposes no increase for stormwater fees. The officials add that, “this is a downward adjustment from […]Read More
Wednesday morning, the Public Service Board (PSB) approved the El Paso Water Budget for fiscal year 2018-19 for its water, wastewater, reclaimed water and stormwater utilities. “As El Paso’s population grows, we must continue to develop new water resources and extend infrastructure to serve new developments of homes and businesses,” said EPWater President and CEO […]Read More
In the first of two budget workshops, El Paso Water staff presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2018-19 stormwater budget to the Public Service Board (PSB) on Monday evening. The PSB will consider the $51.1 million dollar budget and a 2 percent fee increase, which represents an additional 8 cents per month for the typical homeowner. […]Read More
On Wednesday, the Public Service Board (PSB) approved the El Paso Water Budget for fiscal year 2017-18 for its water, wastewater, reclaimed water and stormwater utilities. The new budget includes rate and fee increases, which translate into an increase of $4.25 per month for a typical homeowner. The $463.7 million water, wastewater and reclaimed water […]Read More
In the first of two budget workshops, El Paso Water Staff presented the proposed 2017-18 stormwater budget to the Public Service Board (PSB). The PSB is considering the $55.1 million dollar budget with a 61 cent per month fee increase for the typical homeowner. The fee increase will allow El Paso Water to expand flood […]Read More
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