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According to waterdatafortexas.org on July 15, 2018 the Elephant Butte reservoir was at 8.9 percent full.

One year ago on July 15, 2017 they reported the reservoir to be at 20.5 percent full.

We deserve better

Brutus

Our water utility published this chart as part of their 2018 comprehensive annual financial report:

According to the chart El Paso has the lowest water rates of the ten largest cities in Texas.

This is better

Brutus

Dan Wever sent this in:

Water or Coke?                         WATER  #1.   75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.. (Likely applies to half the world population)  #2.     In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak  that it is mistaken for hunger.  #3.   Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as 3%.  #4.  One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs    for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of  Washington study.  #5.     Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.  #6.   Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of      water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain  for up to 80% of sufferers.  #7.   A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term      memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on  the computer screen or on a printed page.  #8..   Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of    colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast  cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop  bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water  you should drink every day?  COKE  #1.   In many states the highway patrol carries      two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from  the highway after a car accident.  #2.     You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke  and it will be gone in two days.  #3.    To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the    toilet bowl and let the ‘real thing’ sit for one hour,  then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes  stains from vitreous china.  #4.   To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers:      Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds  Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.  #5.   To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour     a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble  away the corrosion.  #6.  To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola  to the rusted bolt for several minutes.  #7.   To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake.  Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix  with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.  #8.  To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run  through a regular cycle.. The Coca-Cola will help loosen  grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your  windshield.  FOR YOUR INFORMATION:  #1     the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.  It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric  acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major  contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.  #2.   To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the  commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place  cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.  #3.   The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean  engines of the trucks for about 20 years!  Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?    or Coke?

A loyal reader tipped us off to the fact that 22 people were killed in a 24 hour period in Juarez just a couple of weeks ago.

https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/06/26/22-murdered-in-single-day-throughout-el-paso-juarez-metropolitan-border-area/

El Paso suffers from the perception that the violence might spill over to the United States side.

Certainly the violence does not make it easy to recruit new businesses.

We deserve better

Brutus

The May 2014 third quarter operating report for Sun Metro showed that they reported 12,471,000 riders so for that year.  They computed each ride as costing $2.73 and told us that they were recovering 30.34% from the fare box.

This year’s May 2018 third quarter operating report has them reporting 9,928,000 for the same period of time as the 2014 report.  Each ride cost $3.63 and they reported fare box recovery of 15.67%.

That means that they have had a 21% drop in ridership, a 33% increase in costs, and are recovering at half of their 2014 percentage.

It is time for them to consider new approaches.

What they are doing is failing and we are paying for it.

We deserve better

Brutus

We have been told that the rationale for closing ten EPISD elementary schools is that they are not being used to capacity.

In the case of Rivera elementary we have been told that the school is operating at 51 percent of capacity.

Why then does Rivera have six portable classrooms?  Isn’t there enough room in the permanent classrooms for the children?  Or is it possible that the six portables have been used to add “capacity”?

According to the Times the other schools are Moye, Beall, Bonham, Rusk, Alta Vista, Hawkins, Johnson, and Roberts.

If any of our readers pass by these schools we would appreciate hearing from them as to how many portables (if any) the schools have.

We deserve better

Brutus