Is Garden Ridge, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Garden Ridge has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: Ramble Ridge Subdivision.
City of Garden Ridge, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.7 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Garden Ridge’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Garden Ridge
Texas · serves 5,100 people · about 730 in Garden Ridge
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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San Antonio Water System
Texas · serves 2.6 million people · about 410 in Garden Ridge
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 25.5 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ramble Ridge Subdivision
Texas · serves 411 people · under 100 in Garden Ridge
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.2 ppb, above the health goal.
62 health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Garden Ridge’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Garden Ridge
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Garden Ridge, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Wallgren Environmental Services dba Pollution Control Services
Universal City, TX · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Alamo Analytical Laboratories, Ltd.
San Antonio, TX · about 12 miles
Certified for lead and copper
San Antonio Testing Laboratory, LLC
San Antonio, TX · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Texas Well Owner Network, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Well Informed screening events, where well owners bring in water samples to be screened for common contaminants, followed by an hour-long session explaining the results. Upcoming events are on the network's calendar. Trainings, Texas Well Owner Network.
All 80 certified labs for TexasZIP codes in Garden Ridge
Which ZIP codes are in Garden Ridge: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: TCEQ, drinking water laboratories approved for public water system samples; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Garden Ridge
Other towns in Comal County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Garden Ridge’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water