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A Diversified Foundation

Planning Assumptions

Where We'll Get Additional Water in the Future

Managing San Antonio's Water Resources

Policy Statement

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San Antonio's proven success conserving and managing our water has made the Alamo City a national leader in water supply management. Now, San Antonio Water System is building on those achievements to meet the city's water needs for the next 50 years.

An update to SAWS 50-Year Water Management Plan leverages the utility's most successful innovations to ensure plentiful, quality and affordable water — now and for generations to come. The goal is to effectively manage our existing supplies, while developing new water sources for the future.

Water for Generations

Unlike many other parts of the country, South Central Texas is blessed with an abundance of groundwater supplies — enough to quench the region's thirst for hundreds of years or more. Public water systems like SAWS are required by state law to acquire permits to pump groundwater.

To keep rates affordable, SAWS is very cautious in choosing which water supply projects to pursue.