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Old 03-21-2008, 09:12 AM
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Default San Angelo and water

Howdy. We are interested in San Angelo for retirement. I'm looking for information on ground water in the area .. relative availability/scarcity in wells? Does the city have good water availability and pressure in their lines? (as an indicator of supply). Any talk locally about water shortages in the future?

The area gets about 20 inches of precipitation/year so rainwater harvesting is an option for some of the water. Do you see many houses with gutters leading to cisterns?

We plan to be in San Angelo sometime in the last two weeks of April to visit and look around. Thanks for any information.
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Old 03-21-2008, 10:36 AM
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Don't know the answers to all of your questions but if there's one West Texas city with plenty of water it's San Angelo. You'll see what I mean when you visit. Del Rio is another one. You might want to run down to Del Rio for a look. If you like boating and fishing you'll love Lake Amistad.
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Old 03-21-2008, 06:09 PM
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Don't know the answers to all of your questions but if there's one West Texas city with plenty of water it's San Angelo. You'll see what I mean when you visit. Del Rio is another one. You might want to run down to Del Rio for a look. If you like boating and fishing you'll love Lake Amistad.
Yep ... the river is nice but it may or may not be tied to the city water supply? Anyone know? Lived in the Rio Grande Valley for 4 years (1982 - 86), it has some advantages but I'd rather be away from the border a little bit. Thanks for the reply.
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San Angelo has Lake Nasworthy closeby. If you're asking about the water supply, you can probably look that up on that city's government page.
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I remember the tea tasting damn funny down there...I think the water has sulfur in it...or something that the water up here doesn't have...just my two cents on the subject
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San Angelo is VERY popular with retirees!!

San Angelo actually uses Lake O.C. Fisher for water now. They have TWO huge reservoirs there! The Concho River almost always has water in it, but only ranches use it for livestock water. I remember in the summer the city asks people to conserve water, but there were never any rumours of shortages or anything like that.

Back when I was in college, they still used "Lake Nastywater" and the water was AWFUL! It had all sorts of minerals in it and it clogged my iron and ruined my roommate's black dishes!
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Old 03-25-2008, 02:44 PM
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Thanks to all for the responses/information. Take care.
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I've lived in San Angelo for about 10 years now. There is a steady supply of water, but as with most places, during draught years (which we've only had really one to worry about), they do some water rationing (water lawns only 1-2 times per week and no car washing from homes).

They have been building water towers all around the city (specifically on the southwest side where the majority of new homes are being built).

The pressure had only been a problem for 2 years while they were building up some of the larger homes in the southwest side of the city (an area called The Bluffs), but they have fixed the problems both with infrastructure and a large water tower.

The indigenous water supplied by the city (called "Superior Water") does have a funny taste to it. But there are only a few restaurants that were built that do not have a water reverse osmosis (RO) that filters much of that out. And it's a relatively cheap thing to install in a home your in (I have that and a water softener).

To be honest, Aggie, unless you're living in the outskirts, on a farm, or more rurally, you won't need well water. There are larger tracts of land on the outskirts of the city that do have well water, and I haven't heard of any problems with it.

There is some good information on water utilities at: San Angelo --}

If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask!!

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Rath ... Many thanks for the information/insights! That does help give me a clearer picture. Do you see many houses with rainwater collection into cisterns? This is very common east of you over in the Hill Country ... at least it was when I was growing up (50's & 60's). I've lived with rainwater for about 10 years now and quality is exceptional ... naturally de-salted and softened

Another question please: I did have cedar fever in the winter in the Hill Country. Do you get much cedar pollen in San Angelo? My guess is not given the prevailing winds.

We (wife and I) are looking forward to San Angelo visit in later April. Thanks again for your information ... and all other posters.
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Old 03-26-2008, 04:35 PM
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I can't recall EVER seeing a home or ranch in San Angelo with a cistern. SA's rainfall is considerably less than in most parts of the Hill Country. I did see windmills for livestock...

Cedar pollen is there (it IS still Texas), but not as bad as other parts of the state.

April will be a gorgeous time to visit! The bluebonnets in SA are really nice.
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