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<br /> Waterworks System <br /> The City of San Marcos receives its total water supply from four existing wells tapping the Edwards <br /> Aquifer. The System is served from two pressure planes, the upper pressure plane serving the area above <br /> the Ba1cones Escarpment with the lower pressure plan serving the remainder of the City. The City's <br /> Waterworks System is comprised of three pump stations, two ground storage tanks and three elevated <br /> storage tanks. The System has a peak pumping capability of 9.5 million gallons per day (flMGDfI), 9.36 <br /> million gallons of storage capacity and maintains an average pressure of approximately 45 p.s.i. <br /> Water Usage (Thousands of Gallons) <br /> Peak Average <br /> Fiscal Day Day Total <br /> Year Usage Usage Usage <br /> 1981 7,638 4,680 1,709,151 <br /> 1982 8,676 5,050 1,844,871 <br /> 1983 7,675 4,960 1,810,405 <br /> 1984 8,622 5,552 2,032,713 <br /> 1985 8, III 5,460 1,994,404 <br /> 1986 7,099 5,489 1,982,148 <br /> 1987 8,972 5,858 2,138,288 <br /> 1988 - - <br /> 1989 - - <br /> 1990 - - <br /> Ten Largest Water Customers (Gallons) <br /> Fiscal 199O 96 of Total <br /> Customer Water Usage Water Usage <br /> Texas Education Foundation 113,050,000 <br /> Southwest Texas State University 92,428,600 <br /> San Marcos Housing Authority 39,529,300 <br /> Townwood Apartments 17,606,000 <br /> Central Texas Medical Center 17,398,500 <br /> San Marcos Place Apartments 17,259,500 <br /> San Marcos Consolidated Independent School <br /> District 16,977,353 <br /> Village on the River Apartments 14,627,000 <br /> Cedars Apartments 14,627,000 <br /> Bordeaux Apartments 13,611 ,600 <br /> Monthly Water Rates (Effective 10-1-1989) <br /> Inside the City Limits: <br /> Gallons Rate <br /> First 2,000 $5.15 (Minimum) <br /> Over 2,000 $1.38 per 1,000 gallons <br /> Outside the City Limits: <br /> Two times the Inside the City Limits rate. <br /> Wastewater System <br /> The City of San Marcos currently owns and operates one wastewater treatment facility with a present <br /> combined permitted capacity of 6.25 MGD. The system consists of approximately 85 miles of collection <br /> lines with 42 lift stations. After treatment, wastewater is returned to the San Marcos River. <br /> Recent improvements increased the system capacity to serve a projected population of 46,000 in the year <br /> 2000. <br /> Storm water is collected in an entirely separate gravity feed storm sewer system and is completely <br /> segregated from the sanitary sewer system. The storm sewer system is operated and maintained by the <br /> City's Department of Public Works. <br /> Maintenance and inspection of the City's Wastewater System is accomplished by maintenance personnel <br /> employed by the City's Water and Wastewater Department. <br /> A-" <br />