AUSTIN (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 17, 2024--S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA+' long-term rating to San Antonio, Texas' water system's (San Antonio Water System, or SAWS) approximately $214.2 million series 2025A fixed-rate junior-lien revenue bonds. The outlook is stable. Bond proceeds are being used to refund various debt outstanding for debt service savings. We consider both senior- and junior-lien bond provisions to be lenient, with a senior-lien rate covenant of 1.25x annual debt service, including amounts on deposit in any designated reserves or contingency funds, and a 1.00x rate covenant on its junior-lien obligations. While we consider the bond provisions to be permissive, we recognize that SAWS, by practice, produces coverage that is well above covenant minimums, further bolstered by