DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ben Gorzell Jr, Chief Financial Officer
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
SAWS Utility Briefing on the management and operation of SAWS’ diversified water portfolio to include common issues associated with summer months.
SUMMARY:
A briefing by President and CEO of the San Antonio Water System on the management and operation of SAWS’ diversified water portfolio to include common issues associated with summer months.
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.
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 R. Puente, SAWS’ President and CEO, will provide an overview on how SAWS manages its diverse water portfolio to meet the needs of its customers. SAWS will also highlight common occurrences during summer months such as main breaks and water conservation measures that affect our community.
ALTERNATIVES:
This item is for briefing purposes only.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This item is for briefing purposes only.
RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for briefing purposes only.