Purpose and Responsibilities
Utilities Operations aims to deliver best-in-class utility and energy services that respond to the needs of the campus community while advancing the university’s goal of becoming a National Research University.
Our mission is to provide safe, reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible utility and energy services that satisfy the environmental needs of the students, researchers, faculty, staff, and San Marcos community at Texas State University.
The Utilities Operations provides timely maintenance and efficient operations of the utility production infrastructure to support academic and research programs at Texas State University. The infrastructure consists of plants that generate chilled water, electricity, steam, hot water, and potable water, along with the associated piping, wiring, and support equipment used for distribution. The Steam Shop, by means of licensed water systems operators and through the Jackson Water Well production plant, is responsible for producing up to 20 million gallons of water per month. All emergency generators for the Campus are serviced and maintained by Utilities Operations personnel.
The outcome of our mission consists of reliable electricity, chilled water, steam, hot water, and domestic water production. It also consists of complying with the regulations outlined by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, City of San Marcos, and Texas Department of Health.