San Antonio Water System

06/07/2026

When temperatures rise 🥵, native plants shine! ☀️🌵 Choose heat-loving favorites like yuccas, sotols & prickly pear to add beauty to your landscape while using less water. 💧✨

Summer is not the best time to plant. But if you really want to spruce up your landscape, consider these heat-loving standouts.

06/06/2026

Wondering what’s taking over your yard? 🌱👀 Recent rain 🌧️ has brought a wave of warm-season volunteers and native groundcovers out of hiding. 🌿🙌

A wet June has welcomed a weedy growth of plants. Here’s a few that may be popping up in a yard near you.

06/05/2026

🚀 Mission accomplished, H.Y.D.R.O. Explorers! 💧
After a week of hands-on learning about watersheds, aquifers, water infrastructure and sustainability, our young explorers wrapped up camp with an awards ceremony and an exclusive first look at the new SAWS HYDROCORE Makerspace. 🎉 Designed to inspire the next generation of water leaders, this new space will support year-round learning, creativity & exploration.
Congratulations, explorers! 🌎✨

06/05/2026

Tackling a summer cleanout? 🚮 Household hazardous waste requires special care and should never 🙅 be tossed in your curbside cart. 🗑️ Help protect our community and environment by disposing of it safely. ✅

The next FREE HHW Monthly Drop-Off Event:
🗓️ Saturday, June 6
🕗 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
📍 Bitters Bulky Waste Collection Center, 1800 Wurzbach Pkwy
More info ➡️ http://sa.gov/swmd

06/02/2026

RENEW: Our proposed rate adjustment will revitalize what keeps SA flowing: our water treatment centers & pipes that are critical to our system.

So, why do it now? This is the last of a series of short videos where we address top questions you may have about the adjustment. After the video, visit http://saws.org/rates2026 for detailed rates info and its impact on your bill.

05/31/2026

Rewild your yard, one patch at a time! 🌿 Replacing parts of your lawn with native plants and wildflower patches can help save water 💧 while supporting birds 🐦, bees 🐝 & other local wildlife. 🦋

A movement to rewild our landscapes with pocket prairies and wildflower patches is picking up steam — and the benefits include saving water and money!

05/30/2026

Recent rain has San Antonio looking greener than ever! 🌧️🌿 For now, enjoy the view before reaching for the trimmers ✂️ because trees, shrubs & grasses across the city are thriving with fresh new growth. ✨

Thanks to Mother Nature's generosity, trees, shrubs, vines and grass are flush with foliage.

05/29/2026

Ready to level up your garden? 🌼🪴 Explore local vendors, plant exchanges & expert gardening advice at the Festival of Flowers! 🌿✨
🗓️ Saturday, May 30
🕘 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.⁠
📍 Shrine Auditorium, 901 N. Loop 1604 W

Meet horticulture hot-shots from across South Texas and get your gardening goals in gear!

05/29/2026

Editorial Board: “These are tough times financially — we feel inflation, too — but we unreservedly support the rate increase.

“It’s paramount that San Antonio invests in its water infrastructure and water security. It’s pay now or pay later. And if we pay later, we will pay more.”

Learn more about the proposal at saws.org/rates2026

These are tough times financially, but we support the rate increase. It’s paramount that San Antonio invests in its water infrastructure and water security.