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El Paso is located on the far west edge of it borders on the cities of Juarez Mexico and Las Cruses New Mexico. ... All of these factors have caused the El Paso/Juarez area to suffer a water crisis that has been labeled “severe” by experts in the field. (Lardner, 2001) El Paso is facing a critical water shortage and if things are not done to reverse the current trends, it could feasibly run out of water within the next few decades.
El Paso receives its water supply from several sources. ... The Hueco and Mesilla Bolsons account for 56 percent of the water supply in the El Paso/Juarez area. ... It presently accounts for 44 percent of the water usage in El Paso. ... However, the extraordinary increase in usage has put these sources heading toward a danger level in quantity and quality of water. (US Water News 1998)
The average El Paso resident consumes 175 gallons of water per day. (Tamez, 2001) This roughly equals to 100 million gallons of water per day being consumed. On the other side Juarez residents average only 88 gallons of water per day. ... (Lardner, 2001) This is causing the population to rise continuously, adding more of a strain on the water supply. With El Paso’s population growth rising also, water consumption will continue to increase. The drawback is that the water supply is not being replenished at a pace equal to or faster than the consumption rate.
Ed Archuleta, General Manager for the El Paso Water Utility Board says “the population growth in this southwest area is expected to outpace the available water supply before 2025.” Juarez also relies on the Hueco Bolson, causing the leading water source to dry up even quicker. Due to the expected increase in population “the water would have to be imported to sustain that kind of growth” Archuleta went on to say. ... Because of the lack of precipitation for the past few years, the normal run-off of water has been below average for the past six years. Not only does this low run-off lower the regions allotted water from the river, but it also prevents two other areas, Elephant Butte, and the Caballo Reservoir, from becoming and additional source of water supply. Both are at less than 20 percent full and were once considered an option as a water source to prevent the Hueco Bolson from going dry quickly.
Approximate Word count = 1900
Approximate Pages = 7.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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