Dollar Point, CA tap water
About 43% of Dollar Point 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
Nitrate (NO₃)
Supplier's figureUp to 1 ppm (Low)
Typically not detected
Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From the utility that supplies it: Tahoe City PUD - Main, which supplies North Tahoe PUD - Dollar Cove, measured before treatment; California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2025).
Copper at home taps
Up to 0.08 ppm (Low)
Typically not detected
Not detected in testing. Water that sits in household pipes overnight can still pick some up.
From California Water Board lab results (2025–2026).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Supplier's figure48–59 ppm
Typical 56 ppm
Soft. Good for tetras, rasboras and most shrimp. Livebearers, snails and African cichlids prefer harder water.
From the utility that supplies it: Tahoe City PUD - Main, which supplies North Tahoe PUD - Dollar Cove, measured before treatment; California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Supplier's figure61–120 ppm
Typical 78 ppm
Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.
From the utility that supplies it: Tahoe City PUD - Main, which supplies North Tahoe PUD - Dollar Cove, measured before treatment; California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023).
pH
Supplier's figure7.1–8
Typical 7.9
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From the utility that supplies it: Tahoe City PUD - Main, which supplies North Tahoe PUD - Dollar Cove, measured before treatment; California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023).
Total dissolved solids
Supplier's figure64–160 ppm
Typical 87 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
From the utility that supplies it: Tahoe City PUD - Main, which supplies North Tahoe PUD - Dollar Cove, measured before treatment; California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023).
Who supplies Dollar Point, CA
North Tahoe PUD - Dollar Cove
Serves 43% of residents · Buys water from Tahoe City PUD - Main · Chlorine
Tahoe City PUD - Main
Serves 42% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
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