Benns Church, VA tap water
About 18% of Benns Church is inside a utility's service area. Homes outside it likely use private wells, which no utility tests.
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. Private wells aren't treated by a utility, so there's no chlorine or chloramine unless a treatment system adds it.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Area estimate0.1–26 ppm (Low)
Typical 4.2 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your state (2000–2023).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate4–95 ppm
Typical 8 ppm
Soft. Good for tetras, rasboras and most shrimp. Livebearers, snails and African cichlids prefer harder water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2013–2022).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
235 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2018).
pH
8.2
Alkaline. Many utilities raise pH to protect pipes. Stability matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2018).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate62–767 ppm
Typical 447 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 (2013–2022).
Who supplies Benns Church, VA
Oaks Mobile Estates
Serves 18% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
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