City of the Day - El Paso, TX

El Paso is the seat of El Paso County in the U.S. state of Texas and part of the American Southwest. According to the 2006 U.S. Census population estimates, the city had a population of 609,415. It is the sixth-largest city in Texas and the 21st-largest city in the United States, as well as the 7th fastest growing large city in the nation from 2000-2006. Its metropolitan area covers all of El Paso County. The metropolitan area has a population of 736,310.

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Water News

An Environmental Working Group analysis of tap water tests from 1998 through 2002 shows that customers of El Paso Water Utilities Public Service B drank water containing up to 20 pollutants, including one unregulated contaminant. El Paso Water Utilities Public Service B is one of 65,000 water suppliers across the country wrestling with treating water polluted by sprawl, sewage, factory farms, and industry.