SAWS Releases List Of Biggest Water Users

POSTED: Wednesday, July 2, 2008

UPDATED: 11:16 am CDT July 2, 2008

SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Water System has released the names of the biggest water users in San Antonio.

The list includes the top 10 business users and the top 10 residential users over the past seven months.

In the business category, the No. 1 user is Maxim Integrated Products, a microchip manufacturing company on Westover Hills. According to SAWS, the company uses more than 18.2 million gallons of water monthly.

Second on the list was H-E-B warehouse, followed by UTSA, CPS Energy, and the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Six Flags Fiesta Texas also made it on the list.

The top 10 residential customers include Martin Landon, vice President and chief financial officer of Kinetic Concepts Inc.

According to SAWS, Landon consumes an average of 203,000 gallons of water monthly for the past seven months.

Other residential top users include actor Tommy Lee Jones.

To view the complete list, click here.

Links We Like

Most Popular

StoriesClick to Expand
- Man Stabbed By Prostitute
  Police are looking for a prostitute who stabbed a man while he was driving.
- SAPD Officer Charged With DWI
  As the San Antonio Police Department investigates a suspected drunken driving accident involving one of their own, the family of man killed by the same officer three years ago say they saw this coming.
- Son's Persistence Pays Off With Arrest
  Charlie Vela never thought the day would come when his stepfather would be arrested in the slaying of his mother.
- Fire Knocks TV Station Off Air
- Oprah's Departure Presents Problem For TV Stations
  For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
VideosClick to Expand
- Where's The Water?
  While many residents were conserving water during the drought, some people took thousands of gallons to fill lakes for water skiing. Tonight on the KSAT 12 News Nightbeat at 10, the disturbing truth about how your water is being used.
- SAPD Officer Accused in DWI Crash
  Officer Winder Morales is on administrative leave during the investigation.
- BGC Playoffs: Kerrville Tivy vs. Pflugerville Hendrickson
  Kerrville Tivy plays Pflugerville Hendrickson on Friday in the second round of the playoffs.
- BGC Playoffs: Devine vs. Mathis
  Devine plays Mathis on Friday night in a playoff game.
- 237 Reasons Why Women Have Sex
  Two researchers are finding out what turns women on is a science.
SlideshowsClick to Expand
- Most Overpaid Hollywood Stars
  Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the most overpaid Hollywood stars. Topping the list? Will Ferrell.
- I Shot News Slideshow
  View images of pictures sent in by KSAT 12 News and KSAT.com viewers with their cell phone.
- Heidi Klum Wows At Victoria's Secret Show
  Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.