Junction City, KS tap water
Supplied mostly by City of Junction City, plus 1 other utility. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chloramine
Your water is treated with chloramine. Unlike chlorine, it doesn't gas off when water sits out, and many pitcher and fridge filters aren't rated to remove it. Conditioners that list chloramine on the label break it apart, which frees a little ammonia. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
6 ppm (Low)
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data; City of Junction City, which supplies Geary Co RWD 1 (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)
120 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data; City of Junction City, which supplies Geary Co RWD 1 (2014–2017).
pH
8.7
Alkaline. Many utilities raise pH to protect pipes. Stability matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data; City of Junction City, which supplies Geary Co RWD 1 (2014–2017).
- City of Junction City and Geary Co RWD 1 soften their water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.
Who supplies Junction City, KS
City of Junction City
Serves 72% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chloramine
Geary Co RWD 1
Serves 17% of residents · Buys water from City of Junction City · Chloramine
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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