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San Antonio Water System explains aquifer storage, desalination and push for permit stability
Summary
Greg Eckhart of San Antonio Water System described long‑term supply diversification after an endangered‑species lawsuit, outlined aquifer storage and recovery capacity (about 186,000 acre‑feet reported in testimony), desalination from the Wilcox aquifer, and urged long‑term groundwater permit stability.
Greg Eckhart, representing the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), told legislators that the Edwards Aquifer historically supplied most of San Antonio’s water and that a federal endangered‑species lawsuit in the 1990s forced the city to limit pumping and diversify supply.
Eckhart described SAWS as serving more than 2 million customers over more than 13,000 miles of water and wastewater pipe and said the utility expects to invest more than $2.5 billion in capital projects over the next five…
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