Drinking water quality · 2022
· Verified
What's in New Braunfels Utilities, TX tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the New Braunfels Utilities, TX water system's 2022 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2022
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- TX
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
4 PFAS compounds detected in New Braunfels Utilities, TX
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFHxS (Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)
● Below limitPFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFBA
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
New Braunfels Utilities, TX's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 11 sources.
Source
- 5 - LANDA PARK
- 6 - MOSS ROCK
- INTAKE
- 2 - N CENTRAL
- + 7 more
Treatment
- GUI PLANT - 805 WESTPOINTE / TRINITY
- PLANT - LANDA PARK
- PLANT - LOOP 337
- + 4 more
Distribution
Also buys water from GREEN VALLEY SUD, ALLIANCE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY 1B.
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based2 violations on record · most recent Oct 1996resolved
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.0017 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about New Braunfels Utilities, TX's water
+Is New Braunfels Utilities, TX tap water safe to drink in 2022?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in New Braunfels Utilities, TX's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in New Braunfels Utilities, TX tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in New Braunfels Utilities, TX's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from New Braunfels Utilities, TX's 2022 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is New Braunfels Utilities, TX's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2022 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.