Wet weather cuts San Antonio-area water use by 25%

There’s one definite benefit to this cold, wet winter weather. The San Antonio Water System is pumping significantly less water from the Edwards Aquifer.

Last summer, San Antonio experienced nearly 60 days where the temperatures were more than 100 degrees. Those hot days, coupled with record-drought levels, caused San Antonio water customers to consume about 210 million gallons of water each day even with Stage II water restrictions.

Currently, SAWS is pumping about 160 million gallons of water per day from the aquifer. This is about 25 percent less than last summer’s pumping levels.

“With the cooler, wetter winter we’re having, San Antonians aren’t watering their lawns very much, if at all — which we can see by the drop in water demand,” says SAWS Vice President of Public Affairs Greg Flores.

Despite the cold, wet weather, year-round water restrictions remain in effect for San Antonio.

SAWS provides water and wastewater services for the San Antonio area.