Texas Border Business
Pharr, Texas – City of Pharr officials and the Greater Pharr Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, November 17, 2017, to celebrate the completion of the new Eldora Elevated Storage Water Tank.
The installation of this new one-million gallon elevated storage tank is part of the City of Pharr’s efforts to increase water capacity and accommodate current and future growth in the northern part of the city. This project is made possible through the Texas Water Development Board’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), which provided funding for this $2.7 million dollar renovation. The project, in combination with the ongoing water Transmission Main Improvements Project, will address system pressure deficiencies and provide additional storage to meet state requirements.
“The City of Pharr is making improvements to our water distribution system to address system deficiencies and low-pressure concerns, and will prepare our city for future growth,” said Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D. “This critical project will increase our capacity to add 10,000 new connections as we plan and prepare for an increase in population and residents in the next few years,” he continued.
The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act, provides low-cost financial assistance for planning, acquisition, design, and construction of water infrastructure. Pharr currently has approximately 20,000 connections and an elevated storage of 2.25-million gallons. With this new tank, residents can expect an added 20 years of additional capacity to accommodate future growth.
