Greenville, IN tap water
Supplied mostly by Greenville Water Utility, plus 1 other utility. Here's what the 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)
Supplier's figure0.6–5.2 ppm (Low)
Typical 3.1 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From the utility that supplies yours: Edwardsville Water Corporation and Indiana American Water - S. Indiana, which supplies Greenville Water Utility; Ramsey Water Company, Inc. and Borden Tri-County Region, which supplies Floyds Knobs Water Company, Inc. (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)
144–229 ppm
Typical 229 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2019).
pH
7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2019).
- Greenville Water Utility and Floyds Knobs Water Company, Inc. add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Greenville, IN
Greenville Water Utility
Serves 66% of residents · Buys water from Edwardsville Water Corporation · Chlorine
Floyds Knobs Water Company, Inc.
Serves 18% of residents · Buys water from Ramsey Water Company, Inc. · 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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