Serving the Texas Hill Country & San Antonio since 1989
Blanco is one of the few Hill Country towns that drinks river water rather than well water. Out in the county it is the opposite. Either way, the water is hard and worth testing.
The City of Blanco treats water from the Blanco River, and for several years while its plant was being rebuilt it relied on piped water from Canyon Lake. Both are surface sources fed by Hill Country limestone, so the water still carries calcium and magnesium.
Surface water also needs more disinfection than groundwater. That is the chlorine taste and smell many people notice, and it is a separate problem from hardness that carbon filtration handles.
Outside town, ranches and rural homes across the county run on private wells. That water arrives untreated, and depending on the formation it can bring iron, sediment or nitrate along with the hardness.
Everything we do is available across Blanco, Johnson City, Round Mountain and the rest of Blanco 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.
Some aquifers under Blanco County are close to the surface, and shallow limestone lets surface activity reach groundwater more easily. The Texas Water Development Board notes that some wells in Blanco County have produced water with high nitrate.
Nitrate has no taste, smell or color, so the only way to know is a test. If it shows up, reverse osmosis at the kitchen tap is the usual fix for drinking and cooking water, alongside whatever whole house treatment the rest of the test calls for.
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 Blanco and not listed, call anyway. We probably cover you.
Hays County, Cypress Creek and Trinity wells.
Gillespie County, city water and ranch wells.
Burnet County, lake water and Llano Uplift wells.
Yes. City water comes from Hill Country surface sources fed by limestone, and private wells in the county test hard as well. A free test gives you your exact number.
Surface water needs disinfection before it is safe to drink. Whole-house carbon filtration removes the taste and smell.
Yes. Some wells in the county have tested high for nitrate, and it has no taste or smell. We include it when we test a well.
It depends on your test. Many Blanco homes benefit from both, because hardness and taste are separate problems. We tell you if one is enough.
Yes, along with the rest of the 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.
Blanco water is hard on both supplies. City surface water and rural wells both carry the minerals limestone puts there.
City water in Blanco comes from surface sources. That means disinfection, and disinfection means a taste that carbon filtration removes.
On city water the usual answer is two stages. Carbon for taste and odor, then a softener sized to your hardness reading.
On a well the order of treatment matters. Sediment first, then iron, then softening, then UV if bacteria shows up.
Rural wells deserve a full test. Nitrate is one of the things we check for, because it cannot be seen, smelled or tasted.
We have served this part of the 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.
| Blanco 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 | Nitrate in the test | Reverse osmosis at the kitchen tap |
| Private well | Cloudy after rain | Sediment pre-filtration |
| Private well | Bacteria present | UV disinfection |
Is Blanco water hard? Yes. Both city surface water and private wells in the county test hard.
Why does Blanco city water taste like chlorine? Surface water needs disinfection. Carbon filtration removes the taste.
Should I test my well for nitrate? Yes. Some wells in the county have tested high for it, and it has no taste or smell.
Do you cover the whole county? Yes, Blanco, Johnson City, Round Mountain and the surrounding area.
Blanco has had a hard few years for water supply, and the city has worked to get its own Blanco River treatment plant back as its main source. That is a supply question. Hardness and taste are what reach your tap either way.
Hill Country rivers are fed by springs that come out of limestone, so even surface water here carries calcium and magnesium.
Out in the county, wells draw from several different formations. Water quality can change a lot from one property to the next.
Iron is a common finding on rural wells. It stains fixtures and laundry orange and has to be removed before the softener.
Nitrate is the one people do not think to check. It usually comes from the surface, and shallow limestone aquifers are more exposed to it.
Our advice for anyone in Blanco is simple. Find out where your water comes from, get a full test, and size the system from the numbers.
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Free on-site testing across Blanco, Johnson City, Round Mountain and the rest of Blanco County.
