We need your feedback! Please share your thoughts as we start the 2022-2023 Water Management Plan and once again when the draft is available for review.

Managing our diverse portfolio of water supplies keeps our region’s water secure. That’s why SAWS regularly updates our Water Management Plan (WMP) to ensure plentiful water supplies for generations.

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Water Management Plan Timeline

The WMP process for 2022-2023 began last year with taskforce meetings that started in March of 2022 and will continue to meet through 2023.
In March of 2022 a concerted community engagement process began with community meetings and this dedicated website (WaterCitySA.com).
- Here the community can review the 2017 Water Management Plan, take a poll regarding topics of importance, see scheduled community meetings and how to join them, view recorded online meetings, and keep up with the conversation on social media.
Since March of 2022 SAWS staff has been providing regular briefings to the SAWS Board.
The process will continue until a Draft Plan is available in the fall of 2023
At that time the community will be asked to weigh-in on the plan. There will be a public comment period for a minimum of 30 days.
Community feedback will be reviewed, and necessary changes will be implemented before it is presented to the SAWS Board for final approval by the end of 2023.

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Meeting Calendar

Watch our online public meeting for more information regarding the process of updating our Water Management Plan.

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Water Management Plan

Click the link below to download or view the 2017 Water Management Plan that was crafted with community feedback and unanimously approved by the SAWS Board of Trustees. Once the 2022 draft is ready for review it will be available here.

2022 Meeting FAQs 2017 WMP PDF

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Please rank the topics that will be considered in the 2022 Water Management Plan by dragging each topic in order of importance to you, with the top being most important and the bottom being the least.

Population projections and meeting demand
Aligning the city's expansion and growth with water supply availability to meet the water supply needs of a fast-growing region.
Conservation efforts
Offering conservation rebates and programs to help people save water and further reduce GPCD (gallons per capita per day).
Watering rules
Managing periods of drought via reasonable rules to reduce consumer water use.
Nonrevenue water (water is produced but revenue is not collected)
Implementing non-revenue water reduction strategies such as proactive leak detection.
Diversification of our current and future water supplies
Continue to secure diverse water sources to further reduce dependence on the Edwards Aquifer.
Climate Change Impacts
Planning to determine water supply needs under several drought scenarios affected by climate change.
Providing wholesale water to regional municipalities and utilities
Building partnerships with other municipalities and utilities to take advantage of economies of scale in a more regional approach to water supply acquisition and management.