b'For EPEs local gas generation, 40% of the total water use is from reclaimed water, 40% is purchased from El Paso Water Utilities, and the remaining 20% is self-supplied ground water, sourced from the Hueco-Mesilla Bolson aquifer.EPE maximizes cycling of water through our cooling towers to minimize consumptive use as much as possible and seeks reuse opportunities. At our Newman Power Station, blowdown water is reused for irrigation through a permitted agreement with the neighboring ranch. As the nations only nuclear plant not located near a body of water, Palo Verde uses reclaimed wastewater for condenser cooling. Every year, Palo Verde recycles more than 20 billion gallons of wastewater from surrounding municipalities to cool the plant. To supplement wastewater, Palo Verde uses de-mineralized, de-ionized well water for reactor coolant.Environmental Stewardship'