Gloucester Point, VA tap water
Part of Gloucester Point is supplied by R&l Trailer Park. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine
Utility water here is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Area estimate0.1–26 ppm (Low)
Typical 4.2 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your state (2000–2023).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate5–176 ppm
Typical 15 ppm
Soft. Good for tetras, rasboras and most shrimp. Livebearers, snails and African cichlids prefer harder water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2016).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
63 ppm
Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.
From EPA monitoring data (2013–2019).
pH
6.5
Acidic. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2013–2019).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate543–3980 ppm
Typical 1550 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2016).
Who supplies Gloucester Point, VA
R&l Trailer Park
Serves 5% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
We couldn't fully map which utility serves Gloucester Point. These numbers come from the utility we matched, which serves about 5% of residents.
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