From source water to the consumer’s tap, SAWS is committed to preserving and protecting the drinking water quality of our community. Public water systems like SAWS are required by law to report every year on the type and quantity of substances in their water. SAWS conducts thousands of water quality tests each year to make… Continue Reading Your 2026 Water Quality Report
From source water to the consumer’s tap, SAWS is committed to preserving and protecting the drinking water quality of our community. Public water systems like SAWS are required by law to report every year on the type and quantity of substances in their water. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality conducts water quality tests and… Continue Reading Your 2025 Water Quality Report
After two years of diligent work by SAWS staff, the draft 2024 Water Management Plan is available for public comment. The Water Management Plan is SAWS’ guiding supply-and-demand document that identifies existing and potential future water sources, to meet our customers’ needs for the next 50 years. The plan is updated about every five years… Continue Reading The draft 2024 Water Management Plan is here
From source water to the consumer’s tap, SAWS is committed to preserving and protecting the drinking water quality of our community. Public water systems like SAWS are required by law to report every year on the type and quantity of substances in their water. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality conducts water quality tests and… Continue Reading Your 2024 Water Quality Report
Did you know SAWS manages 14 different water supply projects from eight different sources? While the Edwards Aquifer remains a cornerstone supply, SAWS’ diversified water portfolio assures a secure water future for our growing community. SAWS began diversifying its supplies back in 1999 with the introduction of the largest direct recycled water system in the… Continue Reading SAWS is always planning for your water future
SAWS is committed to preserving and protecting the drinking water quality of our community — from source water to the consumer’s tap. Public water systems like SAWS are required by law to report every year on the type and quantity of substances in their water. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality conducts water quality tests… Continue Reading Your 2023 Water Quality Report
Does your water bill total look a little different this month? That’s because your SAWS services are now being billed at our new rates, effective Jan. 1. And that’s very good news for most SAWS customers! The new rates reduce wastewater charges on 100% of residential bills, while 83% include reduced water charges. For the… Continue Reading New SAWS rates now in effect
SAWS is committed to preserving and protecting the drinking water quality of our community — from source water to the consumer’s tap. Public water systems like SAWS are required by law to report every year on the type and quantity of substances in their water. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality conducts water quality tests… Continue Reading Your 2022 Water Quality Report
This is the time of year we typically experience scorching temps, dry weather and landscape watering reductions. But 2021 has been far from typical — gully washers in May ended Stage 2 and Stage 1 watering rules and a wetter-than-normal July has helped maintain our restriction-free streak. Still, Mother Nature doesn’t deserve all the credit… Continue Reading Diverse Supplies Add Up to a Secure Water Future
In a little more than two years, SAWS’ ambitious Central Water Integration Pipeline project went from drawing board to drinking water delivery. The valves were opened July 3, marking completion of the conduit that connects SAWS’ new Vista Ridge water supply to central San Antonio. The effort included four miles of new water mains, two… Continue Reading New Pipeline Primed and Pumping
