Is Kyle, TX tap water safe?
The short answer
5 of the 11 utilities serving Kyle have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Texas’s records: City of Kyle, City of San Marcos, Goforth SUD and 2 more.
City of Kyle, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.9 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 Kyle’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Kyle
Texas · serves 52,000 people · about 8,300 in Kyle
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.9 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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City of San Marcos
Texas · serves 72,970 people · about 2,700 in Kyle
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 53.4 ppb, above the legal limit.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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County Line SUD
Texas · serves 19,609 people · about 2,600 in Kyle
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Goforth SUD
Texas · serves 34,893 people · about 2,500 in Kyle
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 69.2 ppb, above the legal limit.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Plum Creek
Texas · serves 7,065 people · about 1,900 in Kyle
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 19.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Meadow Woods Water Supply
Texas · serves 1,554 people · about 380 in Kyle
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Crystal Clear SUD
Texas · serves 20,766 people · about 300 in Kyle
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
6 health-based violations since 2016
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Texas State University - San Marcos
Texas · serves 43,552 people · about 210 in Kyle
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Maxwell SUD
Texas · serves 16,104 people · about 130 in Kyle
1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 103 ppb, above the legal limit.
24 health-based violations since 2016
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Oak Meadows
Texas · serves 954 people · under 100 in Kyle
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
1 more utility in Kyle
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Kyle than those above.
- Granite Creek WSCserves 219 people · under 100 in Kyle · no 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 Kyle’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 Kyle
The 3 labs Texas certifies closest to Kyle, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Edwards Aquifer Research & Data Center, Texas State University
San Marcos, TX · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
Aqua-Tech Laboratories, Inc.
Austin, TX · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory Services Section
Austin, TX · about 28 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 TexasWhich ZIP codes are in Kyle: 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 Kyle
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Kyle’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water