San Antonio Water System officials and customers will need to wait a little longer to learn the fate of the utility’s proposed $3.2 billion infrastructure improvement program.
San Antonio City Council was scheduled to vote on the proposal — and a four-year customer rate adjustment to fund it — at its June 18 meeting. However, Council voted to delay that decision and instead will revisit the request in October.
“The primary driver of this rate proposal is infrastructure investment,” SAWS President/CEO Robert R. Puente told the Council. “During the last five years, SAWS has successfully managed and delivered approximately $2.6 billion (in improvements) without a rate increase.”
With the vote now delayed until October, any rate adjustment would likely take place in November, with amounts to be determined. The previous proposal would have increased the average household’s bill less than $4 a month for the rest of 2026.
The aim of the SAWS infrastructure improvement program is to upgrade essential systems across the city, from replacing aging public water and sewer pipes to modernizing outdated treatment plants to installing emergency backup power systems and more. Learn more at saws.org/rates2026.