Childress, TX tap water
Supplied mostly by City of Childress, plus 2 other utilities. 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)
Supplier's figure7.2 ppm (Low)
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From the utility that supplies yours: Greenbelt Miwa, which supplies City of Childress; Greenbelt Miwa, which supplies Rra Garden Valley WS; Greenbelt Miwa, which supplies Rra Northeast Childress (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)
183–199 ppm
Typical 196 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data; Greenbelt Miwa, which supplies Rra Garden Valley WS; City of Childress and Greenbelt Miwa, which supplies Rra Northeast Childress (2012–2019).
pH
7.7–7.9
Typical 7.7
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data; Greenbelt Miwa, which supplies Rra Garden Valley WS; City of Childress and Greenbelt Miwa, which supplies Rra Northeast Childress (2012–2018).
Who supplies Childress, TX
City of Childress
Serves 81% of residents · Buys water from Greenbelt Miwa · Chloramine
Rra Garden Valley WS
Serves 7% of residents · Buys water from Greenbelt Miwa · Chloramine
Rra Northeast Childress
Serves 5% of residents · Buys water from City of Childress · 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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