Bastrop, TX tap water
Supplied mostly by City of Bastrop, plus 1 other utility. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine
Your water is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrite (NO₂)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Nitrate (NO₃)
0.2–13 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 12 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate73–235 ppm
Typical 180 ppm
Moderately hard. Great for livebearers, and most community fish adapt.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2008–2015).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
230–487 ppm
Typical 249 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
pH
7.3–7.6
Typical 7.4
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate211–680 ppm
Typical 388 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2008–2015).
- City of Bastrop and Bastrop County Wcid 2 add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Bastrop, TX
City of Bastrop
Serves 79% of residents · Groundwater fed by surface water · Chlorine
Bastrop County Wcid 2
Serves 5% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Our data comes from public records and is still incomplete. Many utilities don't publish every number, so we're adding more all the time. Your city's range is a starting point: testing your own tap is the only way to know exactly what's in it.
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