Garland's Water System

The City of Garland is one of the original North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) member cities and was the first member city to receive water from the district on November 15, 1956.

Our water supply sources

Wholesale treated water is purchased from the NTMWD. The water district draws raw water from:

• Lake Cooper
• Lake Lavon
• Lake Tawakoni
• Lake Texoma
• Wetland project located near Kaufman

Because of the elevation differences within Garland, the water distribution system is divided into two pressure zones, the east zone and the west zone. Within each zone emergency power generators have been installed to provide uninterrupted service to meet Garland's daily water demand.

System Statistics

Garland’s water system is capable of storing 49.4 million gallons of treated water with a pumping capacity of 225.06 million gallons per day. The water distribution system includes over 1,100 miles of water mains, 8,244 fire hydrants in service, with 67,822 metered service connections.

Rating

The City of Garland Water Utilities employees take pride in delivering safe, “superior” quality potable drinking water to our customers. "Superior" is the rating of our water system by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).  This rating reflects the hard work and efforts of our employees to protect your health by delivering and maintaining safe and reliable drinking water along with the North Texas Municipal Water District.