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San Antonio Water System President and CEO Robert Puente is defending the utility’s handling of two high-profile issues: the Guajolote Ranch wastewater treatment plant controversy and the potential relocation of the SAWS downtown water chiller as part of Project Marvel, the city’s planned downtown redevelopment and sports-entertainment district.

The San Antonio Water System is expected to request a rate increase next year, its first since 2020. What is the SAWS position on a proposed wastewater treatment facility at the Guajolote Ranch development? How expensive and complicated will the relocation of a downtown chilled water plant be to accommodate Project Marvel?

The San Antonio City Council gave San Antonio Water Systems the ability to impose liens to avoid water shutoffs to apartment residents who were not overdue on their bills.

Keeping a yard green in San Antonio all summer can be a losing battle

City council members are advocating for the new power as a way to bring delinquent property owners into compliance and avoid water shutoffs at apartment complexes that hurt tenants who properly paid their bills.

Attendees may speak with and listen to local experts on ways to help pollinators and drought strategies for their landscapes. The first 1,000 attendees get a free WaterSaver plant with a choice of Red Shrimp plant, Esperanza, blue spires sage, and Pride of Barbados.

The spill on the South Side was 'quickly detected and contained,' according to a SAWS spokesperson. Some of the spill went into the San Antonio River, but SAWS, the river authority and TCEQ found no environmental damage.

San Antonio Water System recently sent out 300,000 letters notifying customers about possible lead in their water pipes. If your home was built before 1989, then you received a letter. But there is no reason to panic. SAWS CEO Robert Puente joins us to answer your questions.

The action was in response to a new Biden administration rule that requires water systems nationwide to replace lead service lines within 10 years.

The meter will also watch for leaks. The city-owned utility plans to replace all meters by the end of 2025 — about 610,000 in total.