The growing desert community of El Paso faced
challenges in terms of identifying water supplies to
meet demands and support the economy despite the
fact that the community might not be able to afford
the cost of infrastructure construction and repairs.
This article describes how El Paso Water Utilities
(EPWU) looked critically at its operations and made
improvements, developed a rate structure that supported
major goals such as conserving water, ensured
that a safe and reliable water supply was available well
into the future, and made the resource commitments
necessary to involve the public and actively communicate
with the community. EPWU learned that development
of a sustainable water supply program requires
planning and communicating about the value of water
so the community will support the infrastructure
investments it takes for this public-private partnership
to continue to succeed.
| Edition : | Vol. 99 - No. 6 |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 450 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 06/01/2007 |
