Bowling Green, MO tap water
Supplied mostly by Bowling Green PWS, plus 1 other utility. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chloramine
Your water is treated with chloramine. Unlike chlorine, it doesn't gas off when water sits out, and many pitcher and fridge filters aren't rated to remove it. Conditioners that list chloramine on the label break it apart, which frees a little ammonia. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Water chemistry
General hardness
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
74–142 ppm
Typical 104 ppm
Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.
From EPA monitoring data, measured before treatment; Louisiana PWS and Clarence Cannon Wholesale Wtr Comm, which supplies Pike County Pwsd 1, measured before treatment (2012–2019).
pH
7.4–7.8
Typical 7.7
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data; Louisiana PWS and Clarence Cannon Wholesale Wtr Comm, which supplies Pike County Pwsd 1 (2012–2019).
Who supplies Bowling Green, MO
Bowling Green PWS
Serves 81% of residents · Lake or river water · Chloramine
Pike County Pwsd 1
Serves 20% of residents · Buys water from Louisiana PWS · Chloramine
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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