In the Southwest, a perfect storm of rising temperatures, persistent drought, and growing populations has pushed water managers to consider new approaches to providing clean water for their customers. El Paso Water is at the forefront of this transition with their innovative slate of water reuse projects. In particular, the Advanced Water Purification initiative features a “pipe-to-pipe” system that is wholly unique to North America.

After starting the work week on January 22 under a cloud of uncertainty as Congressional negotiators failed to end the federal government shutdown over the weekend, Congress was able to reach an agreement by the end of the day to fund the government through February 8th. EPA was not directly impacted by the brief, three day shutdown as the Agency had previously announced it had enough funds to operate until January 26 absent a funding agreement.