EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Residential customers can pick up sandbags for flood control at three locations beginning Monday, July 7, El Paso Water said.
El Paso Water said the summer site locations and hours will be in effect through October 3. The West and East/Lower Valley sites will re-open, joining the centrally located Stormwater Operations Center, which is open all year.
Summer distribution locations and schedule from July 7 to September 30:
| Central/Northeast | Stormwater Operations Center 4801 Fred Wilson Avenue |
Mon-Fri Sat-Sun |
8 a.m. – 8 p.m. 2 – 8 p.m. |
| West | Artcraft Booster Station 7830 Paseo Del Norte |
Daily | 2 – 8 p.m. |
| East/Lower Valley | Blackie Chesher Park 9292 Escobar Drive |
Daily | 2 – 8 p.m. |
“We encourage our residential customers who live in areas prone to flooding to have sandbags on hand before a heavy rain event,” Gisela Dagnino, stormwater chief operations officer, said. “Our crews have filled more than 80,000 sandbags and it’s great to see our customers take advantage of this service.”
Customers will need to show a Texas ID or an El Paso Water bill to get sandbags, the limit is 10 bags per visit, the utility said.
The utility said each sandbag weighs more than 30 pounds, and people who cannot lift heavy items should be accompanied by someone who can assist with loading and unloading of the bags.
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