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<br />Waterworks System
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<br />The City of San Marcos currently receives its total water supply from four existing wells tapping the Edwards Aquifer. The
<br />system is served from two pressure planes, the upper pressure plane serving the area above the Balconea Escarpment with the
<br />lower pressure plane serving the remainder of the City. The City's Waterworks System is comprised of thtee pump mmna,
<br />two ground storage tanks and tJuee elevated storage tanks. The System has a peak pumping capability of 9.5 million gallons
<br />per day ("MGD"), 9.36 million gallons of storage capacity and maintains an average pressure of approximately 45 p.s.i
<br />
<br />Water Usage ('Thousands of GaOoaa)
<br />
<br />Fiscal
<br />..Y9L.
<br />1981
<br />1982
<br />1983
<br />1984
<br />1985
<br />1986
<br />1987
<br />1988
<br />1989
<br />1990
<br />1991
<br />
<br />Ten Largest Water Customers (GaOoaa)
<br />
<br />Peak
<br />Day
<br />Usa2e
<br />7,638
<br />8,676
<br />7,675
<br />8,622
<br />8,111
<br />7,099
<br />8,972
<br />8,950
<br />8,885
<br />8,724
<br />6,573
<br />
<br />Customer
<br />Texas Educational Foundation, Inc.
<br />Southwest Texas State University
<br />City of San Marcos
<br />San Marcos Housing Authority
<br />Bordeaux Apartments
<br />Village on the River
<br />T.P.Gilmore
<br />San Marcos Place Apartments
<br />Wmdmill Apartments
<br />San Marcos Mobil Home Parle
<br />
<br />Monthly Water Rates (Effective 10-1-1989)
<br />
<br />Inside the City Limits:
<br />
<br />First
<br />Over
<br />
<br />GallODl
<br />2,000
<br />2,000
<br />
<br />Outside the City Limits:
<br />
<br />Two times the Inside the City Limits rate.
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<br />Wastewater System
<br />
<br />Average
<br />Day
<br />Usaee
<br />4,680
<br />5,050
<br />4,960
<br />5,52
<br />5,460
<br />5,489
<br />5,858
<br />5,913
<br />5,705
<br />5,167
<br />4,848
<br />
<br />Total
<br />Usa2.C
<br />1,709,151
<br />1,844,871
<br />1,810,405
<br />2,032,713
<br />1,994,404
<br />1,982,148
<br />2,138,288
<br />2,168,380
<br />2,079,902
<br />1,878,960
<br />l,nl,141
<br />
<br />% of Total
<br />Water Usa2.e
<br />4.71%
<br />4.10%
<br />3.08~
<br />1.58%
<br />1.03%
<br />0.97%
<br />0.79%
<br />0.78%
<br />0.74%
<br />0.71 %
<br />
<br />The City of San Marcos currently owns and operates one wastewater treatment facility with a present combined permitted
<br />capacity of 6.25 MOD. The system CODlists of approximately 85 miles of collection linCl with 42 life statioDl. After treatment,
<br />wastewater is returned to the San Marco. River.
<br />
<br />Fiscal 1991
<br />Water Usa2.e
<br />83,490,000
<br />72,701,500
<br />54,638,900
<br />28,071,900
<br />18,211,700
<br />17,138,300
<br />14,010,000
<br />13,854,500
<br />13,058,200
<br />12,580,000
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<br />Rate
<br />$5.15 (Minimum)
<br />$1.38 per 1,000 galloDl
<br />
<br />Recent improvements increased the system capacity to serve a projected population of 46,000 in the year 2000.
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<br />A-4
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