Chester, WV tap water
Supplied by Chester Water Dept.. Here's what its 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)
1.12 ppm (High)
Some nitrite shows up in this tap water, which can happen in chloramine systems, and it goes into the tank with each water change.
From EPA monitoring data (2019).
Nitrate (NO₃)
21 ppm (Worth knowing)
High for tap water. Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
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)
112 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data, measured before treatment (2012–2019).
pH
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Who supplies Chester, WV
Chester Water Dept.
Serves all residents · Lake or river water · Disinfectant not listed
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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