Fort Hunter Liggett, CA tap water
About 22% of Fort Hunter Liggett 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)
6.7–9.3 ppm (Low)
Typical 6.9 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
Copper at home taps
0.22 ppm (Worth knowing)
Shrimp and snails are sensitive to copper. Water that sits in household pipes picks up the most; it drops once the tap has run for a minute.
From California Water Board lab results (2025).
Water chemistry
General hardness
210–250 ppm
Typical 250 ppm
Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2024).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
140 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2025).
pH
7.3
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From California Water Board lab results (2026).
Total dissolved solids
240–450 ppm
Typical 355 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 California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2025).
- Fort Hunter Liggett adds phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Fort Hunter Liggett, CA
Fort Hunter Liggett
Serves 22% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
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