The City of Granite Shoals provides water and garbage service to residents of Granite Shoals. Residential and commercial customers receive curbside garbage collection and recycling services. The City of Granite Shoals contracts with Allied Waste Services for garbage collection recycling. Your utility account will cover all the city services you receive in one convenient bill.   

Water Rates 
Water Rates are updated from time-to-time by City Council Ordinance.  The latest Water Rates may be found on the City Code of Ordinances page of this website.  Appendix B is the schedule of all rates and fees for the City.  Utilities is Section R.  If you would like assistance finding anything on the city's website, please contact the City Secretary at 830-598-2424 x 303.  

Bulk Trash Pick Up Twice Per Month  - BULK PICK UP CALENDAR 2019
Two Fridays per month, the Solid Waste Contractor sends the big truck to Granite Shoals to go up and down every street  You no longer need to call in advance.  See the schedule for 2019 in English and Spanish.   Please have your allowable items (no hazardous waste, construction debris or items more than 4 cubic feet in size) in a compact pile at the curb for the truck the evening before.  Please collapse all large cardboard boxes and bundle your brush in manageable bundles. 

Voluntary Donation
The City Council of Granite Shoals approved the ability for residents to donate $3.00 per month via water bill payments for the support of police, fire, and emergency medical services. The money donated to the city by this method is divided equally among the services.

Water 

The City of Granite Shoals consistently tests and treats our public drinking water to provide a superior quality drinking water to the members of this community by production, purification, and distribution of water that meets or exceed both state and federal requirements. In addition to our extensive testing and treatment program, we also systematically flush our water distribution lines to remove residual particles and introduce freshly treated water.

Through these efforts, the City of Granite Shoals public drinking water system is recognized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as a Superior Public Water System.