Colonial Pine Hills, SD tap water
About 41% of Colonial Pine Hills is inside a utility's service area. Homes outside it likely use private wells, which no utility tests.
Disinfectant
Chlorine
Utility water here is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it. 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
Nitrite (NO₂)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2016–2019).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 12 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.9 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
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)
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
pH
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
- Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric adds phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
- Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric softens its water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.
Who supplies Colonial Pine Hills, SD
Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric
Serves 33% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Spring Canyon Water Company
Serves 8% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Ponderosa Park
Serves 7% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
Whispering Pines Water Association
Serves 5% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
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