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El Paso County, El Paso Water offer free sandbags to residents

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September 29, 2026 10:50 AM
Published 11:55 AM

(Update 5:00 A.M.)

El Paso Water has sandbags available for pickup for Tuesday, September 29.

Sandbags are available for pickup from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Stormwater Operations Center at 4801 Fred Wilson, El Paso, Texas, 79906.

Sandbags are also available at the below locations from 12 p.m. to 8p.m below:

  • Artcraft Booster station : 7830 Paseo del Norte, El Paso, Texas, 79938
  • Blackie Chesher : 9292 Escobar Drive, El Paso, Texas 79938

EL PASO COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso County Public Works Department reminds the public that the department is offering free sandbags to residents in the rural areas of the County.

Sandbags are available for pickup 24 hours a day at the County’s Road and Bridge Warehouse locations listed below:

  • Montana Vista: 14698 Van Lane, El Paso, Texas, 79938
  • Fabens: 1331 N Fabens Street, Fabens, Texas, 79838
  • Canutillo: 191 Canutillo Avenue, Canutillo, Texas, 79835

County officials say the sandbags are available on pallets outside of the warehouses, and to ensure they are available to as many residents as possible, there is a limit of five bags per household.

According to information from the El Paso County website, these sandbags are free, and there are no requirements for these sandbags.

Officials say that to report flooding in rural areas of El Paso County, please contact the El Paso County Public Works Department at 915-273-3330, or if you are experiencing an emergency, call 911.

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