Serving the Texas Hill Country & San Antonio since 1989
Bandera runs on groundwater. The city pumps from deep Trinity aquifer wells, and most of the county relies on private wells, so the water is hard almost everywhere you go.
The City of Bandera supplies its customers from wells drilled into the Middle and Lower Trinity aquifer. That water travels through limestone and arrives carrying a heavy mineral load, which is why scale shows up so quickly on fixtures and inside water heaters.
City water is treated for safety before it reaches you. Treatment does not soften it, so hardness passes straight through to every tap in the house.
Outside city limits, along the Medina River and out toward Pipe Creek, Medina and Lakehills, most homes and ranches rely on their own wells. That water reaches the house exactly as the aquifer delivers it, often with iron or sediment alongside the hardness.
Everything we do is available across Bandera, Pipe Creek, Medina, Lakehills and the rest of Bandera County.
Ion-exchange softening sized to your hardness reading, for city and well supplies.
Iron, sulfur, sediment, bacteria and pH, the pre-treatment a well needs.
Carbon and sediment stages for chlorine, taste, odor and grit at every tap.
Water levels in the Lower Trinity aquifer under Bandera have fallen by hundreds of feet since pumping began in the 1950s. As wells draw from deeper in the formation, the water they deliver can carry more minerals than it did when the well was first drilled.
If you inherited a softener or filter with a property, it may have been sized for water that no longer comes out of your tap. A fresh test tells you whether your system still fits, before you spend anything on new equipment.
We have been testing and treating water in this part of Texas since 1989, and we answer the phone ourselves.
Family-owned, locally operated, and still on the same phone number after thirty-six years.
Class 3 certified by the Texas Water Commission and licensed by the Water Quality Association.
We supply the equipment and install it ourselves, with one written price that covers the whole system.
Softening, filtration and drinking water designed as one system for every tap, shower and appliance.
We test at your property, explain the numbers and put the recommendation in writing, at no charge.
Capacity and stages chosen from your test result, not from a regional average or a catalogue page.
If you are close to Bandera and not listed, call anyway. We probably cover you.
Northwest Bexar County, city water and hill wells.
Kerr County and the upper Guadalupe.
Kendall County, city water and Trinity wells.
Yes. City supply comes from Trinity aquifer wells, and private wells across the county draw from the same formation. Both test hard.
Usually yes. City treatment makes water safe, not soft. Hardness passes straight through to the tap.
Hardness, iron, pH, sediment and bacteria at a minimum. Wells vary a lot between properties, so we test before recommending anything.
Test first. Your water may have changed since it was installed, and the right replacement depends on what your water looks like now.
Yes, along with the rest of Bandera County.
It depends on your water and your household size. After the free test you get a firm written price for the complete system, installed.
Bandera runs on Trinity aquifer groundwater. The city wells and private wells across the county draw from the same formation, and it is hard.
City water is treated for safety, not softened. A correctly sized softener is the usual starting point.
On a private well the order of treatment matters. Sediment first, then iron and sulfur, then softening, then UV if bacteria shows up.
Aquifer levels here have dropped over the decades. Water from deeper in the formation can be more mineral-heavy, so old test results may no longer apply.
Ranch properties often have older wells. Many have never been tested beyond the original driller report.
We have served Bandera and the western Hill Country since 1989. We supply the equipment and install it ourselves, as one job with one written price.
A whole house system treats every tap. Showers, laundry, the water heater and the kitchen all get the same treated water.
Testing is free and carries no obligation. Some visits end with us telling you a smaller system will do the job.
| Bandera supply | Common issue | What we usually fit |
|---|---|---|
| City water | Scale and spotting | Correctly sized ion-exchange softener |
| City water | Chlorine taste and smell | Whole-house carbon filtration |
| Private well | Orange staining from iron | Iron filter ahead of the softener |
| Private well | Rotten egg smell | Aeration or catalytic carbon |
| Private well | Cloudy or gritty water | Sediment pre-filtration |
| Any supply | Flat drinking water | Reverse osmosis at the kitchen tap |
Is Bandera water hard? Yes. Both city supply and private wells in Bandera draw from the Trinity aquifer and test hard.
Do I need a softener on city water? Usually yes. City treatment makes water safe, not soft.
Is my well water treated? No. Private wells are unregulated and untreated. Testing comes before any equipment.
Do you cover all of Bandera County? Yes, Bandera, Pipe Creek, Medina, Lakehills and the surrounding area.
Bandera sits on the Medina River, but the river is not where most of its drinking water comes from. The city and most of the county depend on Trinity aquifer wells.
The Trinity is made of limestone, sandstone and shale. Water moving through it dissolves calcium and magnesium, and in places picks up iron and sulfate too.
Iron is a common finding on Bandera County wells. It stains fixtures and laundry orange and has to be removed before the softener.
Sulfur is less common but hard to miss. Hydrogen sulfide gives water a rotten egg smell and passes straight through a softener untouched.
Older wells deserve a closer look. As water levels fall, pumps work harder and can pull more sediment, which wears valves and fouls resin.
Our advice for anyone in Bandera is simple. Find out where your water comes from, get it tested, retest a well every year, and size the system from the numbers.
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Free on-site testing across Bandera, Pipe Creek, Medina, Lakehills and the rest of Bandera County.
