mhna – epe meeting 08112015

Representatives from:

› MHNA – Manhattan Heights Neighborhood

Assn

› EPE – El Paso Electric Company

› HLC – El Paso Historic Landmark Commission

› News Media

Increase in Electrical Demand

Increased Demand requires Increased

Supply

Current service: 2.4 kv Feeder (2,400

volts)

New Feeder Line : 13.8 kV (13,800 volts)

Pole and Conductor Replacement –

Alley between Aurora and Wheeling

Avenues

New 45 foot poles along Elm Street

New Step-Down Transformers -

Placement, Size?

Holes for 45 foot power poles have been

excavated (nominal depth 5 - 6 feet)

3 out of 7 poles installed along Elm St.

Construction of Feeder Line currently on

hold

HLC meeting held on 8/3/2015

Meeting for compromise between EPE

and MHNA on 8/11/2015

Aesthetics : Historic Preservation / Home

Values

* Safety Risk 1- Proximity to Existing Sewer

Line

* Safety Risk 2- Effects of Heavy

Stormwater Flows

Pole #2 Louisville Pole #4 Lebanon Pole #6 Aurora

Changing the feel of the residential

neighborhood to that of a Commercial

Zone

Location of Pole #4

Corner of

Lebanon & Elm

WITHOUT POLE

Location of Pole #4

Corner of

Lebanon & Elm

WITH POLE (Actual Recent Photo)

Proximity of Poles to Sewer Line

Old Sewer Pipe Sections under Parkways

EPWU called in to Repair Sewer Pipe

Damage @ Pole #4 Installation (~7/17/15)

Risk of Leaks causing Pole Instability

Difficult to Provide Early Detection of

Failure

*Pole embedded in Rock and

Sand matrix – Old Arroyo

Deposits

*Leak in Sewer Pipe may

become Underground Water

Source and Transport path for

Interstitial Material – Causing

Erosion and creating Voids

Elm Street Prone to Major Flooding

Erosion of Parkways (both natural and

concrete cover)

Stormwater Flow Hazard Greatest in MH

Section of Elm Street

Cars Carried in Stormwater

Danger to Residents, First Responders

and Utility Employees

Provides for Better Risk Management

› Avoids Sewer Line Issue on Elm St.

Sewer line crosses over to east side of Elm St. at

Louisville alley

Sewer line located under Kentucky St.

› Locates Feeder Away from Major

Stormwater Flows – Kentucky St. not in Arroyo

› Protects Customers, 1st Responders, Utility

Workers

Aids in Preventing Major Power Outage caused by Damaged Feeder Line

Minimizes Risk to EPE Emergency Personnel

Great PR! … Shows that EPE Truly Cares about: › Customer Safety

› Improving Reliability by Mitigating Risk

› Impact on El Paso’s Heritage through Historic Preservation