El Paso Water to cut services for 1,800 in Northeast on Monday night for line connections
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso Water to shut off services in the Northeast for four hours Monday night.
According to EP Water, the outage will start Monday at 9 p.m. and is expected to last until 1 a.m. Tuesday.
EP Water calculates that around 1,800 customers who live in the area shown in the map below will be left without water.
The affected area includes the Cliffside at Mountain Park Apartment Complex at 3334 Zion Lane and Canyon Hills Apartment Homes at 9010 Magnetic Street.
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EP Water said the shutdown will be done as crews work to connect new water lines at the intersection of Magnetic Street and Atlas Avenue.
EP Water said it will provide two water tankers with drinkable water for people in the area, but it is also asking people to stock up on water.
One tanker will be parked at the intersection of Hondo Pass and Magnetic, while the other will be at Zion and Alabama.
EP Water said customers without water can call Julian Rodriguez, the capital improvements project manager, at 915-474-0879, to learn more about this planned outage.
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