Hopewell Junction, NY tap water
Supplied mostly by Brettview Acres Water Co, plus 2 other utilities. 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
Nitrite (NO₂)
0.03 ppm (Low)
Essentially none, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2013).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Supplier's figure1.9–2.9 ppm (Low)
Typical 1.9 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From the utility that supplies yours: Fishkill Plains, which supplies Brettview Acres Water Co; 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)
166 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2013).
pH
7.1
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2013).
Who supplies Hopewell Junction, NY
Brettview Acres Water Co
Serves 39% of residents · Buys water from Fishkill Plains · Chlorine
Hopewell Glen
Serves 19% of residents · Unknown source · Disinfectant not listed
Hopewell Services Inc
Serves 14% 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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