Residential Water Rates

Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2024

The Service Availability Charge (minimum bill) assessed for all residential water service furnished through meters of the following sizes together with the Monthly Volume Charge measured per 1,000 gallons of 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
2024

2024
5/8″ $9.00 $11.70
3/4″ 11.93 15.51
1″ 17.79 23.13
1 1/2″ 32.44 42.18
2″ 50.02 65.03
3″ 96.90 125.97
4″ 149.64 194.54
6″ 296.14 384.99
8″ 471.94 613.53
10″ 589.14 765.89
12″ 823.54 1,070.61
Water Service Availability Charge shall be increased by $2.00 if usage exceeds 4,000 gallons. Water Service Availability Charge shall be increased by $2.60 if usage exceeds 4,000 gallons.

 

 

MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGE
INSIDE CITY LIMITS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
Usage Gallon
Block Threshold
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS

2024

2024
4,000 $0.907 $1.180
7,000 1.678 2.182
12,000 3.039 3.951
20,000 3.991 5.189
Over 20,000 5.669 7.370

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
APPROVED
2024
Water $0.1300

Residential Sewer Rates

Effective for consumption on or about January 1, 2024.

Sewer service charges for all metered residential water connections shall be the sum of the appropriate Sewer Service Availability Charge and the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to average monthly water usage for 90 days during three consecutive billing periods beginning after November 15 and ending on or about March 15 of each year and are billed according to the schedule below.

Customers who do not have a record of winter water usage or an interim average will be billed for sewer service assuming 5,985 gallons monthly sewer usage. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 5/8″ meter size.

 

 

MONTHLY SEWER SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE
INSIDE CITY LIMITS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
METER SIZE
2024

2024
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

 

MONTHLY SEWER VOLUME CHARGE
INSIDE CITY LIMITS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
Usage Gallon
Block Threshold
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS

2024

2024
4,000 $2.539 $3.047
Over 4,000 4.444 5.333
Customers who do not have a winter record of water usage or an interim average will be billed for sewer service assuming 5,985 gallons monthly sewer usage. Customers with no San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 5/8″ meter size.

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
APPROVED
2024
Sewer $0.1500