Home / Missions / Civil Works / EPCC

El Paso Central Area Flood Risk Management Study - Estudio del Manejo de Riesgo de Inundaciones del Área Central El Paso, TX

Images of flood damages in El Paso.

Public Outreach

Public Meeting - Reunion Pública: 

An in-person public meeting was held on Oct. 5, 2022.  Click here to view the presentation in English. Click here to view the presentation in Spanish. Haga clic aquí para ver la presentación en español.

Comments:

Please submit comments by Nov. 10, 2022. Click here to download the form in English. Haga clic aquÍ para descargar el formulario en español. For more information, scroll down the webpage.

Video

Click here to view the Oct. 5, 2022, public meeting presentation in English. Haga clic aquí para ver la presentación en español.

Click here to view the presentation from the Virtual Public Meeting held April 27, 2022.  

Contact Us

For more information on the El Paso Central Area Flood Risk Management Study,  please contact us at the following:

Email: ElPaso-Central-Flood-Study@usace.army.mil

Mailing Address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Albuquerque District

Planning - El Paso Central Area FRMS

4101 Jefferson Plaza NE

Albuquerque, NM 87109

City of El Paso Central Area Flood Risk Management Study - Estudio del Manejo de Riesgo de Inundaciones del Área Central El Paso, TX

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District (Corps), in partnership with El Paso Water, is studying ways to reduce flood risk and damages caused by flooding and debris (sediment, gravel, rocks, and other materials carried by flood waters) in the Central area of El Paso.

The study is considered a flood damage reduction study and was specifically authorized by Section 1201: Authorization of proposed feasibility studies; Subsection (24): City of El Paso, Texas, of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN), 16 December 2016, Public Law 114-322 of the 114th Congress.

The project is located in the city of El Paso, Texas, and is focused on roughly 12 square miles of the southeastern Franklin Mountains and the Central area of the city of El Paso.

Multiple arroyos on the southeast side of the Franklin Mountains contribute to the flooding issues observed in the Central area and south of I-10. Flood flows come off the mountains and generally move east then south, combining with urban flows to cross I-10 and pond in a relatively flat area between the interstate and the Rio Grande River, or enter the Rio Grande River. Flooding also spreads east of Highway 54 and west to the BNSF railyard.

Maps of the Study Area

Click here for a larger view of the map.

Map of the City of El Paso Central Area Flood Risk Management Study area.

Click here for a larger view of the map.

Map of the El Paso Central Area Flood Risk Management Study area

What is being considered to solve the problems?

Click here to see a larger view of the maps showing the locations of some proposed structural measures.

 

 

Click here for a larger view of the map below.

Click here to see slides of examples measures that could be used. 

Important Links

How to Comment

Comments Requested by Nov. 10, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District (Corps), in partnership with El Paso Water, is studying ways to reduce flood risk and damages caused by flooding and debris (sand, mud, gravel, rocks, and other materials carried by flood waters) in the Central area of El Paso. 

El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los Estados Unidos, Distrito de Albuquerque, en colaboración con El Paso Water, está investigando soluciones para reducir el riesgo y daños causados por las inundaciones y escombros (arena, lodo, grava,piedras y otros materiales arrastrados por las inundaciones) en el área central de El Paso. 

Comments should be submitted by Nov. 10, 2022, for the project team to consider your ideas as we develop alternatives for managing flood risk in the Central area.

Commentarios deben ser presentados antes del 10 de noviembre para que el equipo del projecto considere sus ideas mientras desarollamos alternativas para el manejo del riesgo de inundacios en el área central.

Please submit comments using any of the following methods:

Por favor entregue sus comentarios utilizando los siguientes métodos:

• Fill out the form and return to ElPaso-Central-Flood-Study@usace.army.mil

[Click here to download the form in English; Haga clic aquÍ para descargar el formulario en español.]

Llene y entregue la forma a ElPaso-Central-Flood-Study@usace.army.mil

• Provide comments in a letter or use this comment form and mail to:

Provea sus comentarios en una carta o este formulario y envíe por correo a:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Environmental Resources Section                          (Attn: Ms. Dana Price)                                                    4101 Jefferson Plaza NE                              Albuquerque, NM 87109

Thank you for your participation in the study process!

¡Gracias por su participación en el proceso de estudio!