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    • Rules & Regulations
    • Board Members
    • Meet the Staff
    • History of BCRAGD
    • News
    • Meetings/Postings
    • Contact Us
  • Groundwater
    • Well Permitting and Registrations
    • Monitor Wells
    • Abandoned Well | Plugging Program
    • Best Practices for Well Owners
    • Groundwater Planning
    • Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
    • Drought Management
  • Surface Water
    • Water Quality Testing
    • Clean Rivers Program
    • Projects
  • Medina Lake
  • Environmental Services
    • Laboratory Services
    • Environmental Investigations/Illegal Dumping
  • Flood Management
    • River & Rainfall Gages
    • Weather
    • Flood Early Warning System
    • Texas Floodplain Management Association
  • Education
    • K-12 Programs
    • Community Initiatives
    • Collaborative Agency Resource Page
    • Internship Program
    • Tools for Sustainability
  • Transparency
BCRAGD
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Rules & Regulations
    • Board Members
    • Meet the Staff
    • History of BCRAGD
    • News
    • Meetings/Postings
    • Contact Us
  • Groundwater
    • Well Permitting and Registrations
    • Monitor Wells
    • Abandoned Well | Plugging Program
    • Best Practices for Well Owners
    • Groundwater Planning
    • Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
    • Drought Management
  • Surface Water
    • Water Quality Testing
    • Clean Rivers Program
    • Projects
  • Medina Lake
  • Environmental Services
    • Laboratory Services
    • Environmental Investigations/Illegal Dumping
  • Flood Management
    • River & Rainfall Gages
    • Weather
    • Flood Early Warning System
    • Texas Floodplain Management Association
  • Education
    • K-12 Programs
    • Community Initiatives
    • Collaborative Agency Resource Page
    • Internship Program
    • Tools for Sustainability
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Laboratory Services

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Laboratory Services

BCRAGD offers water quality testing to the public Monday – Thursday during regular business hours. Sample bottles must be picked up at the office. Once collected, they need to brought back as soon as possible  (within one hour). For most accurate results, it is recommended that samples be put on ice before returning them to the office. Results can be mailed through USPS, sent through email, or dictated over the phone.

Instructions 

Here are instructions on how to take a water sample from your well.

Water Sampling Instructions

Pricing

In-County

  • Bacteria (Presence/Absence) – $15
  • Bacteria (Most Probable Number Count) – $25
  • Mineral – $10
  • Bacteria (Presence/Absence ) + Mineral – $20

Out-of-County

  • Bacteria (Presence/Absence) – $35
  • Bacteria (Most Probable Number Count) – $50
  • Mineral  – $20
  • Bacteria (Presence/Absence ) + Mineral  – $50

Mineral Test Includes 

  • pH 
  • Specific Conductivity 
  • Total Dissolved Solids 
  • Total Hardness (as CaCO3)

Click here to learn about the differences between Total Coliforms vs. E.coli

*WE ARE NOT A CERTIFIED LABORATORY*

If you need results from a certified lab, click on the links below for hours and locations of certified labs in the area.

Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGRA)

City of Kerrville Laboratory

San Antonio River Authority (SARA)

Lower Colorado River Authority Environmental Lab Services (LCRA-ELS)

Hours of operation open to the public are Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. We are closed Saturday and Sunday

(830) 796-7260

440 FM 3240 | P.O. Box 177
Bandera, TX 78003

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