Cement Lake Dam Breach Warning: El Paso Water Urgent Alert

0:00El Paso water just dropped an urgent warning about cement lake in West El Paso, where conditions have gotten worse and now point to a possible dam. Breach. Engineers spotted slow slope failures, unbanked shift and water seepage, ramping up the risk even after early fixes cuts and pressure. Crews are grinding around the clock to drop water levels and teamed up with the US Army Corps of Engineers for stabilization advice. They even moved all personnel to higher ground as a safety move, while hiring Fort Worth Base Freeze and Nichols for advanced flood modeling. Roads in the potential flood zone are shut down tight, including spots on Loop 375, Donovan Drive from Race Track to Pisano, Sunland, Park at Crockett, and McNutt at River Levy. That keeps traffic out of harm's way if things go south. The city grabbed the lake and surrounding land from the Texas Department of Transportation back in March, and now they're sinking with the emergency. El Paso Center, which is fully activated for response.

1:00Public safety stays front and center, so folks, steer clear of closed areas, watch for official updates and crews will keep pushing until the risk, eases. Stay tuned as this unfolds. El Paso News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.