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El Paso Water lead service worker Robert Almanza moves traffic control cones while gravel is brought in to backfill a trench at the site of a water main repair. (Photography by Brian Kanof)
For years, El Paso Water in Texas struggled with odor control at its John T. Hickerson Water Reclamation Facility. The plant’s location in a low-lying area alongside a busy interstate and near residences and businesses meant increased scrutiny for that odor, and complaints were...