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Future water main projects (San Antonio Water System)<\/p>\nSAN ANTONIO \u2013 Six water main breaks have happened on Loy Drive since 2021, and one woman who lives there says she is tired of a problem that keeps coming back.<\/p>\n
Jovonne Gonzales said the breaks have become part of her daily routine.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery morning I go out and look for water main breaks, that\u2019s part of my normal routine,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Most of the breaks have happened down the road, but the one over the weekend was in Gonzales\u2019 front yard, and the water almost reached her foundation.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust about once a year for the last five, now six years, we\u2019ve had water main breaks here in almost the same location,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cOur street is not even a half mile long, so I feel like that\u2019s an excessive amount.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest inconvenience was I had to change all my plans for the day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Gonzales said she filed a public records request with the San Antonio Water System but did not get the answer she was looking for.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn their opinion they felt like it was not an excessive amount, once a year for the last six years,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re doing anything on it, to consider this a troubled area.\u201d<\/p>\n
In response to questions from KSAT, SAWS said the clay soils beneath the Hillcrest Drive and Loy Drive area create a challenging environment for underground water infrastructure. The utility said its records show Loy Drive has experienced water main breaks during recent drought years.<\/p>\n
SAWS also provided a map of its future water main projects, which it said depend on City Council approving its rates in October.<\/p>\n
Future water main projects (San Antonio Water System)<\/p>\n
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