Policy changes could add specific requirements for developers to get SAWS water and sewer services in the city's extra-territorial jurisdiction areas.
A residential development rises behind sections of pipe ready to be installed as part of SAWS' Specht Road water main improvement project over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone in northern Bexar County.
The updated policy will also bring more clarity to “edge” cases — proposed developments that lie outside SAWS’ water or sewer service areas but within the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction. Right now, SAWS’ staff and board decide if services will be granted. The goal will be to create a more formal framework for that decision-making.Success! You're on the list.
Clarity about what requirements developers must meet in order to secure water and sewer service is therefore a very welcome addition to city policy,“We have to figure out how can we position SAWS to be the best option for service in the areas we know are going to be developed … and then when we have that leverage, we can start talking about [obligations],” Nirenberg said.
Rudy Niño, assistant director of the city’s Planning Department, told the San Antonio Report these discussions first began back in 2016 with the creation of the city’s SA Tomorrow comprehensive plan.
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