Overview
- Crews overnight extracted the damaged segment of the 36-inch transmission line in Northeast El Paso, a key step toward restoring service.
- El Paso Water expanded public distribution to seven sites, with tankers at four locations, and is asking residents to bring containers.
- A boil-water notice remains in effect for drinking, cooking and ice-making, and the utility will lift it only after water-quality testing.
- The break drained about 15 local reservoirs connected to smaller lines, and staged refilling may cause intermittent outages during stabilization.
- About 38,000 customer connections—more than 100,000 residents—were affected, and officials caution full normalization may take until midweek.