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San Antonio water quality: then

Early residents of the San Antonio region enjoyed an abundant water supply from frequent rainfall, hidden springs, rivers, and streams. In addition to the San Marcos springs site, early indigenous people populated around Comal springs in New Braunsfels and the San Antonio and San Pedro springs in San Antonio. Following the arrival of early Spanish settlers, the population of San Antonio steadily grew. Water rationing became a necessity by the early 1800’s. Drought years further diminished San Antonio water quality concerns.

After an 1866 cholera epidemic, residents began organizing new initiatives to improve water supplies. In 1877, the city of San Antonio created a water works. In 1888, a local company drilled a 650 feet well into the Edward’s Aquifer. The community continued to drill a series of wells to supply the region.

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Worried about contaminants in your drinking water? We offer a full complement of water filtration and sanitization technologies to remove sediment, reduce chemical contaminants, including lead, and get rid of off-tastes and odors. Depending on your local water quality, your Water Expert may recommend our NSF-certified carbon filtration, which works great for water with TDS (total dissolved solids) levels under 250 ppm (parts per million) or our NSF-certified reverse osmosis (RO) filtration, which is the standard for water with TDS levels over 250ppm.