Fox Crossing, WI tap water
Supplied mostly by Fox Crossing Utilities West, plus 1 other utility. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine or chloramine
Utilities here use chlorine or chloramine, depending on which one serves your address. Chlorine slowly gases off from standing water; chloramine doesn't.
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 (2014–2017).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 0.9 ppm (Low)
Typically not detected
Not detected in testing, 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)
230–270 ppm
Typical 265 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2017).
pH
7.4–7.5
Typical 7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2017).
- Fox Crossing Utilities West and Fox Crossing Utilities East soften their water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.
Who supplies Fox Crossing, WI
Fox Crossing Utilities West
Serves 60% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Fox Crossing Utilities East
Serves 35% of residents · Buys water from Menasha Elec & Water Util · 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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