Shoal & Stem

Bayside, WI tap water

Part of Bayside is supplied by Ravine Farms Hm Owners Assoc. Here's what its water means for your fish.

Disinfectant

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm how utility water here is disinfected. US utilities use chlorine or chloramine, and chloramine doesn't gas off when water sits out.

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 (2018).

Nitrate (NO₃)

Not detected (Low)

Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.

From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).

Water chemistry

General hardness

Area estimate

46–431 ppm

Typical 273 ppm

Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.

Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your state (2000–2023).

Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)

270–280 ppm

Typical 275 ppm

Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.

From EPA monitoring data (2018–2019).

pH

7.4

Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.

From EPA monitoring data (2018).

Total dissolved solids

Area estimate

92–497 ppm

Typical 258 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 state (2000–2023).

Who supplies Bayside, WI

  • Ravine Farms Hm Owners Assoc

    Serves 1% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed

We couldn't fully map which utility serves Bayside. These numbers come from the utility we matched, which serves about 1% of residents.

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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Compiled by Shoal & Stem from public records. Free to cite with a link.

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