Work could begin early next year on a project seeing the construction of a new water and wastewater system in El Paso.
The project will be built in the Montana Vista community on the far east side of El Paso, which has a population of around 8,100 residents.
Funding for the project is coming though the Texas Water Development Board to the tune of $28 million. That $28 million is comprised of a $20 million Economically Depressed Areas Program grant, along with another $8 million in general financing.
The combined funding will pay not just for the building of the new system, but also its planning and design, as well as the acquisition of whatever land is necessary.
The project, which will be taken on by the County of El Paso, has been long in the talking stage. While the Montana Vista community has had water service via the El Paso Water company or the El Paso County East Montana Water System, its wastewater facilities have come in the form of cesspools or on-site sewage facilities.
Work on the project is expected to be completed most likely by the fall of 2025.
Funding for the Montana Vista project comes as the Texas water board has approved another $25 million in funding for similar wastewater community infrastructure projects in Cameron and Hildago counties.
By Garry Boulard
