Including Apartment, Commercial, Industrial and Municipal

Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2024

For business customers, a multi-step, base-excess use structure has been developed called the General Class. The base amount for General Class customers is 100% of customer’s prior year’s average monthly usage. Increased unit rates apply as usage exceeds each customer’s base amount.

General Class Water Rates

Monthly Service Availability and Volume Charge
The Monthly Service Availability Charge (minimum bill) for all general water service furnished through meters of the following sizes together with the Monthly Volume Charge measured per 1,000 gallons for water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof shall be as follows:

 

MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
INSIDE CITY LIMITS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
METER SIZE
2023

2023
5/8″ $12.70 $16.00
3/4″ 16.48 20.66
1″ 24.04 29.98
1 1/2″” 42.94 53.28
2″ 65.62 81.23
3″ 126.10 155.77
4″ 194.14 239.64
6″ 383.14 472.59
8″ 609.94 752.13
10″ 761.14 938.49
12″ 1,063.54 1,311.21

 

MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGE
INSIDE CITY LIMITS
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
USAGE BLOCKS
2023
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS

2023
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS
Base $1.958 $2.546
>100-125% of Base 2.252 2.928
>125-175% of Base 2.937 3.819
>175% of Base 3.427 4.456
The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption

 

General Class Sewer Rates

 

MONTHLY SEWER SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
INSIDE CITY LIMITS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
METER SIZE
2023

2023
5/8″ $10.00 $12.00
3/4″ 13.89 16.67
1″ 21.66 26.00
1 1/2″ 41.08 49.30
2″ 64.39 77.27
3″ 126.55 151.86
4″ 196.48 235.78
6″ 390.73 468.88
8″ 623.83 748.60
10″ 779.23 935.08
12″ 1,090.03 1,308.04
Customers who do not have a San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 2″ meter size.
2023
MONTHLY SEWER VOLUME CHARGE
INSIDE CITY LIMITS
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS

RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS
2023 2023
All Usage $4.3680 $5.2420
*The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption

 

Uplift Assistance Program Fee

Uplift Assistance Program Fee helps fund bill payment assistance for neighbors in need who qualify for the SAWS Uplift Affordability Discount Program.

Uplift Assistance Program Fee
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS
CURRENT
2023
APPROVED
2024
Water $0.159 $0.130
Sewer $0.161 $0.150