Inverness, IL tap water
Part of Inverness is supplied by Barrington, plus 1 other utility. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine or chloramine
Utilities here use chlorine or chloramine, depending on which one serves your address. Chlorine slowly gases off from standing water; chloramine doesn't.
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 (2012–2018).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 1.8 ppm (Low)
Typically not detected
Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data; Evanston, which supplies Palatine (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate157–2862 ppm
Typical 546 ppm
Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2021).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
100–400 ppm
Typical 380 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data; Evanston, which supplies Palatine (2017–2019).
pH
Area estimate7.3–7.8
Typical 7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2021).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate295–1881 ppm
Typical 589 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 (2000–2021).
- Barrington and Palatine add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Inverness, IL
Barrington
Serves 22% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chloramine
Palatine
Serves 17% of residents · Buys water from Northwest Water Commission · Chlorine
We couldn't fully map which utility serves Inverness. These numbers come from the utilities we matched, which serve about 39% of residents.
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.
Tap water lookup covers US cities only for now. Want to know why it matters? Read our story on tap water.
Compiled by Shoal & Stem from public records. Free to cite with a link.