The project includes replacing equipment from 1987 and building new treatment basins the Steven M. Clouse Water Recycling ...

"Their gift will provide critical support." University lab gets big donation in fight against growing threat to water supply: ...

Many years ago SAWS had a successful campaign that reduced water usage by a huge amount. It gave away low-flush toilets, ...

The U.S. uses less water for everything today than it did 40 years ago, despite a larger population and economy — a sign we’re moving in the right direction.

You can't get the water back once you pump it out.” SAWS has projected that as the drought worsens, the EAA will reduce pumping further, leading to a pumping cut of 37 percent this year.

In July, SAWS had a total of 729 water main breaks and officials expect August to peak at roughly 965 breaks. The utility is already reporting 754 breaks as of Wednesday.

SAWS does not have a water outage map like CPS Energy does for power outages. “It’s a challenge,” Hayden said. “It’s hard to report moment to moment like CPS does.

Austin Water officials say they saw warning signs 24 hours before a plant shutdown helped trigger widespread losses of running water during the winter storm, ...