In January of 2000, the City brought online a new Surface Water Treatment Plant that receives water from Canyon Lake. The daily average usage for 2000 was 5.7 mgd. The City has requested the allocation of an additional 5,000 acre feet of Canyon Lake surface water from the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. This will provide a total of 17,615 acre feet or 15.8 mgd for the city s use. Long range plans are being formulated to expand the water supply to meet projected demand in the year 2045.
Rural customers pay slightly higher rates than urban customers do.
The San Marcos Industrial Waste Discharge Ordinance is an integral part of the EPA's federal waste discharge permit issued to the City. The program samples industrial and commercial customers for conventional pollutant content, with a surcharge provided for levels above residential waste. Waste discharges are monitored from those industrial customers who have been issued waste discharge permits. Solid Waste Solid Waste disposal is handled through landfill and recycling. Natural Gas Entex, Inc., is the major supplier of natural gas for San Marcos.