Hines, OR tap water
Supplied by Hines Water Department. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Not confirmed
We couldn't confirm how your water is disinfected. US utilities use chlorine or chloramine, and chloramine doesn't gas off when water sits out.
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).
Nitrate (NO₃)
9.3–13 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 10 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate10–228 ppm
Typical 61 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 (2018).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate86–692 ppm
Typical 196 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2018–2019).
pH
Area estimate7.4–9.1
Typical 8.1
Alkaline. Stability matters more than the exact number.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2018–2019).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate61–671 ppm
Typical 168 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 (2018).
Who supplies Hines, OR
Hines Water Department
Serves 96% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
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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