WATER

Due to an abundant aquifer, the Horizon area has one of the most reliable water supplies in the arid southwest. The Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District, rated a superior water system by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, operates a state-of-the-art reverse-osmosis water treatment plant. The facility converts the brackish groundwater into 8 million gallons of potable water per day. Given Horizon’s growth, HRMUD’s wastewater treatment plant is planned to expand by an additional 1.5 million gallons per day.

Horizon Regional Municipal Utility District

HRMUD was created by legislation in 1961 and converted to a municipal utility district in 1989. The district encompasses about 91,000 acres in east El Paso County and is governed by a five-member elected board.

Horizon‘s growth had HRMUD reporting an average an increase of about 300 water connections a year between 1995 and 2000. This increased to 400 new water connections in 2001, and a record 542 in 2003. By December 31, 2003, the district had 5,268 active water connections and 3,828 sewer connections. Sewerage upgrade projects planned for the next few years will see sewer figures catch up.

Visit HRMUD’s web site to learn more.

Other MUDs

The area between the Town of Horizon City and the eastern boundary of El Paso is served by smaller MUDs. These will be responsible for supplying the Paseo Del Este development as it extends west along Eastlake Drive. Because these MUDs will most likely obtain water from neighboring water utilities, an agreement has already been reached with the Public Service Board (El Paso’s water authority) to meet most of the foreseeable water and sewer needs of Paseo Del Este.

Our role

In its 30-year history, Horizon Communities Improvement Association has made major contributions to local water infrastructure. It funded pioneering investigations of the groundwater resource in the 1980s. All major works financed by the association are now owned and managed by HRMUD. Further funding and assistance is proposed to expand networks, which will serve more association members’ properties. Horizon Communities recently completed construction of a new sewer line to permit planned development along Eastlake Drive to connect with the new lift station one mile to the east. Similar extensions are proposed in 2004.

Maps

Water and sewage lines of the region.

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Horizon Communities Improvement Association
14200 Ashford • Horizon City, TX 79928
915.852.1811 • FAX 915.852.1814 • 1.800.729.4242