Planning, Programming & Quality Control

SAWS' Planning, Programming, and Quality Control Group acquires water resources, plans infrastructure needs, engineers and constructs projects, and manages the most aggressive water conservation program in the U.S. The PPQC group also plays a significant role in protecting San Antonio's water quality by enforcing local environmental regulations and water quality sampling and analysis.

SAWS' Stormwater Division has already earned the reputation of being the finest in this part of the country. EPA's Region 6 administrators routinely call on SAWS storm water specialists to conduct field training for other cities around the state.

	From water resource planning and development to environmental excellence, PPQC is a group of dynamic professionals charged with meeting some of San Antonio's most critical infrastructure needs.

As part of a move to become a national environmental leader in the industry, PPQC initiated an agency-wide environmental management system where environmental best practices are incorporated in day-to-day business activities of all SAWS departments.

From an engineering perspective, PPQC plans and executes an annual $110 million dollar capital improvements program, targeting 70 percent of those dollars for replacement of existing infrastructure and 30 percent to ensuring SAWS facilities are ready to meet San Antonio's growth requirements. Once that critical infrastructure is in the ground, PPQC engineers have employed new hydraulic modeling technology to increase system operations efficiency. The modeling software has also been put to use in master planning, project design work, and in determining oversizing requirements when working with private engineering firms.

Due to PPQC's duties in system planning, the group also heads up SAWS' collaboration with the City of San Antonio's Economic Development Foundation. SAWS plays a crucial role in the City's efforts to bring major employers to San Antonio by making certain that any new company's water, wastewater and water recycling needs are met.

From water resource planning and development to environmental excellence, PPQC is a group of dynamic professionals charged with meeting some of San Antonio's most critical infrastructure needs.