Buckeye, AZ tap water
Supplied mostly by City of Buckeye - Valencia Town Division, plus 6 other utilities. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Not confirmed
We couldn't confirm how your water 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 (2012–2019).
Nitrate (NO₃)
0.8–31 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 14 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate89–1191 ppm
Typical 244 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 (2000–2022).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
105–130 ppm
Typical 115 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data; Epcor - Agua Fria, which supplies Arizona Water Co - White Tanks (2018–2019).
pH
7.5–8.1
Typical 7.8
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data; Epcor - Agua Fria, which supplies Arizona Water Co - White Tanks (2018–2019).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate270–1680 ppm
Typical 627 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 (2000–2022).
Who supplies Buckeye, AZ
City of Buckeye - Valencia Town Division
Serves 23% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
City of Buckeye Sonora - Sundance
Serves 19% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Epcor - Agua Fria
Serves 15% of residents · Lake or river water · Chlorine
Festival Ranch
Serves 7% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
City of Buckeye Tartesso Water System
Serves 6% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
City of Buckeye
Serves 6% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Arizona Water Co - White Tanks
Serves 6% of residents · Buys water from Epcor - Agua Fria · 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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