Is City of Garden Ridge Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Comal

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-09-22
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-09-22
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01 → 2017-09-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	253.45 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 587 µg/L	52/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2920 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3040 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.5725 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 337.3 µg/L	46/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	10.43 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	27/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	15.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	23/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	5.33 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.5 µg/L	23/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	18.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27 µg/L	15/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0037 mg/L 25% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	2342 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2370 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2015
TTHM	15.82 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 15.9 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	3.01 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	8/24	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	55.16 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 56.6 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	517 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 670 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.625 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.805 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	11.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/6	UCMR-5	2024
2,4-D	0.3000 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Asbestos	0.1883 MFL 2.7% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/1	SYR4	2012
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Ethylbenzene	0.6000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/24	SYR4	2014–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	1.7 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/24	SYR4	2014–2019

86 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ERICKSON, ROBB
Phone: 210-651-6632

Frequently asked questions about City of Garden Ridge

Is City of Garden Ridge tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in City of Garden Ridge's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in City of Garden Ridge's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate, Lead, Dibromochloromethane, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does City of Garden Ridge serve?

City of Garden Ridge reports serving 5,100 people in Texas, per its EPA record.

Has City of Garden Ridge had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 67 violations on file for City of Garden Ridge, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.