Why is SAWS raising our rates again? Seems like they do that every year. This proposal is SAWS’ first residential water and sewer rate increase since 2020. In fact, SAWS lowered bills for most residential customers in 2023 after restructuring rates to make services more affordable for our most vulnerable citizens. How was the amount… Continue Reading SAWS rate proposal FAQs
Here’s a fun fall fact: In San Antonio, the day will be 80 minutes shorter on the last day of October than it was in September. There are also more hours of darkness than daylight. For many of your plants, this means they have less time to soak up the sun. So, they produce fewer… Continue Reading Fall back on lawn watering and save money
Keeping essential water and sewer services affordable — especially for our most vulnerable residents — is a priority for SAWS. It’s why SAWS Uplift was created. This income-based assistance program helps ease the burden of paying monthly water bills for those who qualify. Uplift recipients are required to complete a new application every three years.… Continue Reading Receiving bill assistance from SAWS? It may be time to reapply.
The price of food and other necessities seem higher than ever these days. But one essential you should be paying less for this season is your water bill. That’s because when temperatures drop, so should your outdoor water use — and that makes winter water bills the lowest of the year. If your January and… Continue Reading Winter = lower water bills
Job loss, medical emergency, car troubles — we’ve all been there. But you shouldn’t have to choose between putting food on the table or keeping your water service on. San Antonio Water System’s Uplift Assistance Program is helping neighbors in need when they need it most. Nearly 30,000 families are currently receiving assistance to pay… Continue Reading Having trouble paying your water bill this holiday season? SAWS can help.
Keeping essential water and sewer services affordable — especially for our most vulnerable residents — is a priority for SAWS. It’s why SAWS Uplift exists. This income-based assistance program helps ease the burden of paying monthly water bills for those who qualify. Uplift recipients are required to complete a new application every three years. Starting… Continue Reading Receiving bill assistance from SAWS? It may be time to reapply.
If your holiday wish list includes lower bills in 2023, that wish may be about to come true: Starting in January, a recently approved rate adjustment will reduce monthly charges for almost all SAWS residential customers. The new rate structure was approved by the SAWS Board and San Antonio City Council in November. The changes… Continue Reading SAWS Board, City Council approve new rates for 2023
From a global pandemic to skyrocketing inflation, the last two years have taken a toll on many families’ finances. But you shouldn’t have to choose between putting food on the table or keeping your water service on. That’s where San Antonio Water System’s Affordability Discount Program can help. More than 34,000 families are currently receiving… Continue Reading Apply for Uplift now to take advantage of new affordability discount rates in January
At a time when most household expenses are going up, a lower SAWS bill would be both unexpected and welcomed. But that’s exactly what will happen if a dedicated group of citizen volunteers get their way. When the SAWS Rate Advisory Committee, or RAC, was assembled earlier this year to review the utility’s rate structure,… Continue Reading Committee’s rate proposal aims to lower SAWS bills for most
Is $700 worth five minutes of your time? Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act, SAWS customers can receive up to $700 in federal COVID-19 funds to help pay off their past-due SAWS bill. No proof of income is required, and the application takes less than five minutes. To receive this assistance, you must: Be… Continue Reading $700 To Help Pay my Overdue SAWS Bill? Yes, Please!
