Public water system record
New Braunfels Utilities
Serves New Braunfels, Comal County and Guadalupe County, TX · 116,477 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for New Braunfels Utilities in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- New Braunfels Utilities draws water from 10 wells and 1 surface water intake (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 942 unknown out of 42,268 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for New Braunfels Utilities go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 1996, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
New Braunfels Utilities draws water from 10 wells and 1 surface water intake (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Green Valley SUD and Alliance Regional Water Authority 1B. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to New Braunfels Utilities.
Buys water from
- Green Valley SUD Marion, TX
- Alliance Regional Water Authority 1B San Marcos, TX
Annual water quality report
New Braunfels Utilities must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Texas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells