mhna – epe meeting 08112015
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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