| Cable
Service |
| Paragon
Cable is the primary provider of cable service in the metropolitan
area. Insurance
(USAA) |
| Gas
|
| Distribution |
City
Public Service |
| Cost
per MCF (Industrial) |
$3.25 |
| Electricity |
| Distributor |
City
Public Service |
| Generating
Capacity |
4,515
MW |
| 1998
Peak Demand (August) |
3,684
MW |
| Growth
Projection |
3%
annually |
| Fuels |
47%
coal and 33% nuclear, with remainder being natural gas and purchased
power |
| Cost
per kWh (Industrial) |
3.84
cents |
| Telephone |
| Southwestern
Bell provides a state-of-the-art communications infrastructure
including fiber optics, ISDN and Advanced Intelligent Network
(AIN) technology. These technologies meet the voice, data and
video requirements of today and the future. |
| Water |
| Distribution |
San
Antonio Water System |
| Supply |
100%
ground water from the Edwards Aquifer |
| Length
of Aquifer |
180
miles |
| Average
Porosity |
2-12% |
| Estimated
Capacity of Fresh Water |
45-90
million acre feet |
| Annual
Average Recharge |
674,200
acre feet
(average from 1931-1997) |
| 1998 |
Gallons |
| Pumping
Capacity |
8100,000,000
(per day) |
| Peak
Pumping Rate |
307,900,000
(per day) |
| Reservoir
Capacity |
145,054,000
(in 70 storage facilities) |
| Sewer |
| City
of San Antonio |
| Type
of treatment |
Activated
Sludge-Secondary |
| Permitted
Capacity |
226
MGD |
| System
Utilization |
55.5%
(125 MGD) currently |
