DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
A briefing by President and CEO of the San Antonio Water System on the history and status of the Vista Ridge Project and the Central Water Integration Project.
SUMMARY:
A briefing by President and CEO of the San Antonio Water System on the history and status of the Vista Ridge Project and the Central Water Integration Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
This briefing is part of the ongoing process of keeping Council informed of the activities at the City owned utilities. Starting in January 2018, CPS Energy and the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) began providing status reports to Council in alternating months. This is the first briefing by SAWS.
SAWS serves more than 486,000 water and 435,000 wastewater customers in and around San Antonio and maintains over 12,300 miles of water and sewer mains.
SAWS is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees with the Mayor serving as an ex-officio member. The City Council exercises its oversight of SAWS through the approval of rates and charges, authorization of debt issuances, approval of all condemnations, and the appointment of all Trustees except the Mayor.
ISSUE:
For this item, Robert Puente, SAWS’ President and CEO, will provide an update on the history and status of the Vista Ridge Project and the Central Water Integration Project.
ALTERNATIVES:
None
FISCAL IMPACT:
This item is for briefing purposes only.
RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for briefing purposes only.