RATES AND CHARGES

San Antonio City Code ch. 34, art. VIII, div. 8

in effect

San Antonio City Code § 34-1301 Establishment of rates.

Sec. 34-1301. - Establishment of rates. The rates and charges for recycled water service which will be applied to all recycled water consumption beginning on or about January 1, 2025 as appropriate, are set out in Schedule F to this chapter and shall be the lawful rates for recycled water service to be charged by the system. (Ord. No. 87597, § 1, 3-26-98; Ord. No. 90733, § 1, 10-21-99; Ord. No. 96658, § 1(Att. 1), 10-31-02; Ord. No. 2015-11-19-0956, § 4(Att. I), 11-19-15, Res. No. 16-302, Att. III; Ord. No. 2017-12-07-0928, § 1(Att. I), 12-7-17; Res. No. 19-280, 5(Att. III), 11-5-19; Ord. No. 2022-11-10-0868, § 1, 2(Att. 1, 2), 11-10-22; Res. No. 2023-198, 10-3-23; Res. No. 2024-227, § 5(Att. II), 11-4-24)

San Antonio City Code § 34-1302 Credits for retrofit costs.

Sec. 34-1302. - Credits for retrofit costs. To the extent existing customers and Edwards exchange customers incur approved retrofit costs as described in the SAWS recycled water specifications, such existing customers and Edwards exchange customers shall be entitled to a credit against their recycled water bill. To the extent the existing customers are seasonal users of recycled water, the credit received pursuant to this section for retrofit costs shall be annualized and applied against recycled water during the months the water is used. (Ord. No. 87597, § 1, 3-26-98)

San Antonio City Code § 34-1303 Discount rates for recycled water utilized in certain operations.

Sec. 34-1303. - Discount rates for recycled water utilized in certain operations. (a) The purpose of this provision is to allow an alternate method of establishing a recycled water rate for customers who utilize recycled water in certain operations. To qualify for this method a customer/applicant must file with SAWS a report by a registered professional engineer detailing the increased volume of recycled water used in the customer/applicant's specific operation compared with the volume of potable water used in the customer/applicant's specific operation as a result of a lesser water quality of recycled water that will be utilized for the specific operation and including a proposed monthly flow recommendation. If the report is acceptable to SAWS, at its discretion, the rate for recycled water provided to the applicant/customer for operations will be discounted to reflect the increased usage so that the total cost to the customer/applicant will be the same as if the customer/applicant utilized an amount of recycled water equal to its prior use of non-recycled water in the customer/applicant to specific operation. (b) The SAWS flat rate sewer program set forth in section 34-226.2 of this chapter may also be available to cooling tower customers. The flat rate sewer program provides for an alternate method of establishing a sewer charge for users. A flat rate sewer account may be established for any recycled water user upon determination by the SAWS customer service department that the costs to administer the account would not exceed the projected annual savings to the user. (Ord. No. 87597, § 1, 3-26-98)

San Antonio City Code § 34-1304 Remedies for breach.

Sec. 34-1304. - Remedies for breach. In the event of breach of a recycled water contract by any customer, specifically including but not limited to failure to pay SAWS, SAWS may impose each of the charges described in subsections 34-1232(a)—(f), inclusive, against a customer for each account of SAWS serving the customer. Fees shall be assessed against each customer on a service by service basis. (Ord. No. 87597, § 1, 3-26-98)

San Antonio City Code § 34-1305 Calculation of quantity of recycled water delivered.

Sec. 34-1305. - Calculation of quantity of recycled water delivered. The amount of recycled water received by a customer shall be based on monthly meter readings performed by SAWS. (Ord. No. 87597, § 1, 3-26-98)

Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH34WASE_ARTVIIIREWASERA_DIV8RACHFetched: 10/27/2026