San Antonio Water System

The utility’s budget for 2025 would be just over $1 billion – an increase of about 6% from this year.

The lost water costs the cities millions and heightens the state’s water supply challenges.

The San Antonio Water System approved changes to its water conservation rules.SAWS says the current drought restrictions are not doing enough to save water, and they are proposing changes that they say will close a “loophole" and tighten the tap on some of the biggest water-users in town.

The San Antonio Water System reported that it performed at least 1,000 repairs to fix water main breaks and leaks in August, a new record for a single month.

The decrease in water bills for over 80% of residential customers starts in January.

The San Antonio Water System has launched a rebate program that offers residents cash back for lawn projects that reduce grass and its watering needs.

The city has earmarked $20 million for CPS Energy bills and $10 million for SAWS bills. It’s expected to assist about 10,000 CPS Energy customers and 13,000 SAWS customers on bills that go back as far as March 2020. Residents must meet certain guidelines in order to apply.

The San Antonio Water System paused disconnections in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. It's estimated there are now more than 65,000 accounts with overdue bills totaling over $53 million for the city-owned utility company.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg is creating a committee of council members to review what went wrong at CPS Energy, the San Antonio Water System and emergency responses during the statewide winter storm and energy crisis.

The leaders of CPS Energy and the San Antonio Water System discussed petitions and the possibility of rate increases over the next year.