The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is the largest drinking water and
sewage
Sewage (or domestic sewage, domestic wastewater, municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produced by a community of people. It is typically transported through a sewer system. Sewage consists of wastewater discharged from residenc ...
utility in
Bexar County,
Texas, USA. Based in the Midtown Brackenridge district of
San Antonio, SAWS draws water from the
Edwards Aquifer to service its customers in all 8 counties of the
Greater San Antonio
Greater San Antonio, officially designated San Antonio–New Braunfels, is an eight-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The metropolitan area straddles South Texas and Central ...
metropolitan area. SAWS is owned by the City of San Antonio.
SAWS was formed on May 19, 1992 as a result of a merger of three separate entities: the City Water Board, the City Wastewater Department, and the Alamo Water Conservation and Reuse District. In 2012, SAWS took over (merged with) another local water utility, Bexar Metropolitan Water District (BexarMet).
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Water companies of the United States
Companies based in San Antonio
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