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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.

San Antonio has gone more than 40 days without measurable rain as of this week, the longest dry stretch since 2015.

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

Landscape watering under Stage 3 is still allowed once a week with an irrigation system, sprinkler, or soaker hose, but the hours have shifted to 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight.

The rules attempt to draw savings from the very top 5% to 10% of water users. SAWS said these users are the ones driving the water utility’s failure to reach water savings goals over the last two years.