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El Paso Water reports $1.8 million in March–August collections; staff to design credits under new state law
Summary
El Paso Water told the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee it collected about $1.8 million in impact fees from March to August 2025 and has spent millions on projects including the Pure Water Center; staff said they are developing a process to implement credits authorized by Senate Bill 14.
El Paso Water officials reported to the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee that the utility collected about $1.8 million in impact fees between March 1 and Aug. 31, 2025, and that life‑to‑date impact‑fee reserves stand at roughly $23 million. Gustavo Hurtado, fiscal operations manager for El Paso Water, said the East service area accounts for the largest cumulative collections.
Hurtado told the committee the utility is spending heavily on capital projects needed to serve growth. He said the Pure Water Center accounted for the largest increase in expenditures during the reporting period, with about $22.3 million recorded for that project in the most recent six months. He also cited the Franklin East Transmission Main (budgeted at roughly $37 million, with about $12.8 million spent to date) and the Bustamante wastewater treatment plant (about $14 million…
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