Beach City, TX tap water
Supplied mostly by Barrow Ranch, plus 3 other utilities. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine or chloramine
Utilities here use chlorine or chloramine, depending on which one serves your address. Chlorine slowly gases off from standing water; chloramine doesn't.
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)
Up to 0.2 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.1 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate198–444 ppm
Typical 281 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 county (2002–2014).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
248–408 ppm
Typical 292 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
pH
7.4–8
Typical 8
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2018).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate322–1075 ppm
Typical 658 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 (2002–2014).
Who supplies Beach City, TX
Barrow Ranch
Serves 34% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chloramine
Bayridge Subdivision Water System
Serves 14% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Bay Place Subdivision the
Serves 14% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Ocean Mobile Home Park
Serves 7% 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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