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Suburban streets continue to be bought, sold, and constructed in the city's far Westside.

Thousands of households still past due on water bills as SAWS resumes disconnections

by Lindsey Carnett October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

Steven Rodriguez stands near the location of his family's longtime Mexican restaurant Piedras Negras De Noche. The restaurant is intertwined in an eminent domain case with the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) whom is looking to build a sewage lift system on family-owned restaurant property.

Westside restaurant owners push back as SAWS eyes their parking lot for sewage station

by Brendan Gibbons October 6, 2021October 16, 2021

San Antonio Water System President and CEO Robert Puente.

SAWS boosts bonus for CEO Puente — then defers it for four years

by Lindsey Carnett July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

Former City Councilman Reed Williams leads a conversation in March as chair of the Committee on Emergency Preparedness.

‘They did a lousy job’: Local report slams Legislature for power grid failures

by Brendan Gibbons June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

Landowner Brenda Chapman flips through pages of documents outlining the SAWS sewage line that is currently planned to run through her property which is under a conservation easement through a program with the City of San Antonio to maintain sensitive aquifer recharge zones.

SAWS board gets briefing on sewage line options for development near protected land

by Lindsey Carnett June 9, 2021July 21, 2022

President and CEO of SAWS Robert Puente at the panel discussion “Conversations on Water,” at UTSA. Photo by Scott Ball.

SAWS CEO to go without raise, donate bonus to customer bill assistance

by Brendan Gibbons June 8, 2021June 8, 2021

Brenda Chapman, middle, and neighbor Scott Gruendler, right, describe the possibility of SAWS waste water pipelines being routed through their nearly 200 acres of combined aquifer recharge zoned land.

San Antonio utility changes course on plan to route sewage line over protected land

by Brendan Gibbons June 2, 2021June 2, 2021

Property belonging to Scott Gruendler could be in jeopardy if SAWS follows through on a plan to route wastewater through aquifer conservation land in north Bexar County.

Taxpayers paid $1.5M to protect land over the aquifer. Will San Antonio pipe sewage across it?

by Brendan Gibbons May 13, 2021May 12, 2021

The Torch of Friendship and the Shops at Rivercenter in downtown San Antonio are seen after Winter Storm Uri in February.

Watch: Local leaders dissect what went wrong during winter storm response

by Lindsey Carnett March 31, 2021April 1, 2021

Sampling clears tap water for drinking throughout SAWS service area

by Brendan Gibbons February 23, 2021February 24, 2021