The San Antonio Water System (SAWS), located in Texas, faces several infrastructure challenges in providing clean and reliable water to its customers. One of the main challenges is the aging water infrastructure that requires significant investment to ensure its continued reliability and effectiveness. The water utility also faces challenges in managing the increasing water demands due to population growth and climate change. Additionally, SAWS needs to invest in improving its water treatment and distribution system to reduce leaks and spills and to ensure that it meets regulatory standards for environmental protection. Despite these challenges, SAWS is committed to providing its customers efficient and sustainable water services through targeted investments and strategic planning.
Sample Highlights from the Capital Improvement Plan
Project ID
Project Title
Project Start Year
Project Description
Project Spend Total
Page Ref
Project Satus
564107
Water Delivery Overhead
2023
“SAWS overhead costs cover the direct costs associated with SAWS personnel that manage and support CIP projects during the capitalizable phases of the project. The overhead costs were calculated primarily using the capitalized costs from staff time charged using the CIP Time Tracker on an annualized basis and analyzing the remaining 2022 and prior year CIP projects and the future 2023 CIP projects Overhead costs are applied to SAWS personnel costs in order to capture direct incremental costs associated with SAWS
personnel that support the development and construction of CIP projects.”
11250000
5
Ongoing
564230
JBSA – Lackland Sewer Main Project
2023
This project involves sewer main rehabilitation, called “conversion rehabilitation”, to the existing 54-inch sewer main located within JBSA-Lackland. The total length is approximately 11.3 miles of main, and there are 191 manholes included in the project. Following the rehabilitation, the ownership of the wastewater assets located in JBSA-Lackland will be transferred from SAWS to the US Air Force. As described in the Memorandum of Agreement entered into by SAWS and the US Air Force and following the completion of the W-6 Upper Segment project, SAWS has agreed to make necessary rehabilitation to the existing main. The specific rehab methods are to be recommended by the Air Force’s Engineer and are necessary for the Air Force to rehabilitate the existing main.
2100000
39
Ongoing
564233
Main Replacements – Sewer – SAWS Crews
2023
Replacement of sewer mains by SAWS crews. When failures in the sewer system are encountered, SAWS crews determine the best method to restore service. When portions of the system must be replaced, the project is evaluated to determine if SAWS crews or contractors will be the most effective or efficient means to complete the replacement. The replacement work is necessary to restore service and is required to comply with the EPA Consent Decree.
3675000
40
Ongoing
564273
“SMC WRC Secondary Treatment Expansion and Blower Improvements (Package A)”
2023
The purpose of this project is to improve the capacity of the existing secondary treatment area. This project package includes the replacement of the five existing positive displacement blowers at SMCWRC which are in poor condition with five new single stage centrifugal blowers, and to upgrade the blower controls for improved energy efficiency. The new blowers, tentatively each at 39,000 standard cubic feet per minute (scfm) and 2500 horsepower, will be installed in the existing blower building and must provide a firm capacity of at least 153,000 scfm to meet the 2050 max day demand. This project includes a study to analyze and develop a strategy for optimizing the blower and aeration system. The results from this study will provide the best course of action when installing the new blower and aeration systems The aeration process currently consists of five blowers that can produce approximately 152,000 SCFM firm capacity. The future aeration requirements slightly exceed the current installed capacity of the blowers. A higher efficiency blower and aeration system will lower power consumption and increase the effectiveness of the aeration basins.
14839650
53
Ongoing
564314
JBSA Bldg. 356 Chiller Replacement
2023
Remove the existing 27-year-old centrifugal chiller and associated infrastructure and replace with a new energy efficient chiller with variable frequency drive (VFD) technology. As part of this project, the existing chilled water and condenser pumps will also be replaced and equipped with VFDs The building 356 Chilled Water Plant supplies chilled water to critical Port San Antonio facilities including Boeing, Chromalloy, and Standard Aero. Chiller #1 is past its useful life and if it were to fail during a high demand scenario, it is likely that the plant would be unable to adequately provide cooling to these facilities. According to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the estimated useful life of centrifugal chillers is 25 years. Historically SAWS has experienced failures of chillers in service past their recommended useful life.
1582350
75
Ongoing
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- Justification for the project
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