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Conserving water Purple-pipe project aids irrigation Wednesday, August 13, 2003 El Paso Times It's big. It's purple. And it's snaking its way into South-Central El Paso, heading straight for, gasp, schools and parks! No worries though, because this monster of a project portends great benefits for the city. The El Paso Water Utilities' "purple pipe" reclaimed-water project is being extended to the Central area of the city, and it's nearing completion. This is great news for a thirsty city. Given the drought restrictions that El Paso faced in the spring, the need to fully use as much reclaimed water as possible has been made abundantly clear to the public. Using the reclaimed water (for irrigation on school and park lawns, golf courses, etc.) i! s one of the more progressive projects that the city utility has undertaken. The $10.5 million phase of the project is worth every cent -- and every bit of inconvenience that it might cause while it's being installed -- because it will benefit El Pasoans far into the future. "We really are celebrating the future of our community," said Mayor Joe Wardy at a recent event held at the Haskell Street Wastewater Treatment Plant. "We're looking forward to bigger and better projects like this." Indeed, and especially water-saving projects. The availability of water is absolutely crucial to the viability of this community, and especially to the attraction of new industries (and to keeping those that we have here). Every drop of this life-giving liquid should be conserved and reused to the greatest extent possible. Water utility officials are planning to extend the pipeline in the future to connect to more schools, parks and other large water users in the city. The project i! s a necessity for this community, and indeed the entire r! egion.
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