Plumber in Boerne, TX
Boerne is its own water system and its own kind of ground. Hardness varies almost threefold across town, and there is limestone six inches under the grass.
Kendall County · 78006, 78015
What the water is like in Boerne
Your water provider
Boerne Utilities, City of Boerne (not SAWS)
Boerne runs its own system on a genuine blend: 65% Canyon Lake surface water via GBRA, 14% Boerne City Lake, and 21% groundwater from the Trinity Group aquifers.
Source ↗Hardness
168 ppm average, ranging 111 to 321.6 ppm
about 9.8 grains per gallon on average, but up to roughly 18.8 gpg
“Because these sources differ in mineral content and serve different areas, it is difficult to provide a consistent or specific hardness level for any given location.”— City of Boerne, 2025 water quality report and Water Quality page
That is nearly a threefold spread across the city — and the city itself recommends a hardness test kit rather than relying on the average.
Source ↗What we see here
A historic core wrapped in thirty years of growth
Boerne went from 3,229 residents in 1980 to 17,850 in 2020, so most housing is 1990s–2020s. But the Boerne Historic District covers more than 150 properties along a mile of Main Street, and the town was platted in 1852.
Hardness that changes street to street
Because Boerne blends lake water with Trinity groundwater and different sources serve different areas, hardness ranges from 111 to 321.6 ppm depending on where you live. Sizing a softener off the citywide average will get it wrong at both ends of that range — this is the one city on our list where testing at the tap genuinely matters most.
Limestone, caliche and karst
Cibolo Creek runs through town and there are two actively growing solution caverns within ten miles. The soil regime here is 6 to 20 inches over hard fractured limestone with up to 85% rock fragments. Open-cut sewer replacement through that is slow, loud and expensive, which makes Boerne the strongest case for trenchless work anywhere we serve.
Two very different housing eras
A 2015 house in Cordillera Ranch and an 1890s limestone house off Main Street have almost nothing in common below the floor. The new builds bring hard-water and water-heater work; the historic core brings original drainage, galvanized supply and careful excavation around protected structures.
Neighborhoods we work in
- Cordillera Ranch
- Esperanza
- Menger Springs
- Balcones Creek
- Tapatio Springs
- Anaqua Springs Ranch
- Trails of Herff Ranch
- River Mountain Ranch
Services
What we do in Boerne
Every service below is available across our whole coverage area, usually same day.
Common questions
Boerne plumbing questions
How hard is Boerne water?
The city reports a 2025 average of 168 ppm with a range of 111 to 321.6 ppm — roughly 6.5 to 18.8 grains per gallon. Boerne blends Canyon Lake surface water with Trinity groundwater and the city says plainly that it is difficult to give a consistent figure for any given location, recommending a test kit instead. So the real answer depends on your address.
Why do you recommend trenchless sewer replacement in Boerne?
The soils here sit 6 to 20 inches above hard fractured limestone and can be 35–85% rock fragments by volume. Trenching through that is slow and destructive to established landscaping and driveways. Trenchless replacement pulls a new line through the old path with two small access pits instead.
Do you serve Cordillera Ranch and the outlying subdivisions?
Yes — Boerne and the surrounding Kendall County subdivisions are inside our normal service area, including properties on private wells rather than city water, which need a different approach to treatment and pressure.
Need a plumber in Boerne?
Upfront flat-rate pricing, licensed RMP-46364, and a real person on the phone 24/7 for emergencies.