Garberville, CA tap water
Supplied by Garberville Sanitary District. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine
Your water is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2025).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Estimate110 ppm
Moderately soft to medium. Suits most community fish and plants.
Estimated from Garberville Sanitary District's calcium and magnesium readings, measured before treatment (2025).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
120 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2025).
pH
7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2025).
Total dissolved solids
150 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 (2025).
Who supplies Garberville, CA
Garberville Sanitary District
Serves 50% of residents · Lake or river water · Chlorine
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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