Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

OTHER FACILITIES

gallons per day of treated water.

WATER SUPPLY

The remaining 13% of the City’s

The City operates five fire stations

The City obtains untreated surface

water usage is supplied by eight

and a central police station. There

water from the Guadalupe River

city-owned wells drawing water

is a city hall complex with four

through a pipeline operated by the

from the Edwards Aquifer.

buildings located on East Hopkins

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Street with additional administrative

(GBRA). The original source of

buildings scattered around the

the surface water for this river is

city. Across Hopkins Street from

Canyon Lake however water is

the City Hall complex, the city

drawn from Lake Dunlap. Owned

operates a public library. The San

by the City of San Marcos, the

Marcos Electric Utility is housed

Surface Water Treatment Plant is

at a complex on Hwy. 123 which

operated under contract by GBRA

includes administration, warehouse,

and produces approximately 87%

billing and open storage areas. The

of the water used by the City’s

City also owns a general aviation

customers. The plant has 21 million

airport; San Marcos Municipal

gallons per day (MGD) treatment

Airport managed by Texas Aviation

capacity, 9 million gallons per

Partners.

day of which are for The City of

San Marcos. The City currently

produces an average of 7.6 million

Vision San Marcos: A River Runs Through Us pg 93