Lawrence, IN tap water
Supplied mostly by City of Lawrence Utilities, plus 1 other utility. Here's what the 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
Ammonia (with conditioner)
Estimate0.02–0.75 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.49 ppm
This is what a conditioner frees when it breaks the chloramine apart. A cycled filter clears it within a day.
Estimated from the chloramine level Citizens Energy Group reports (2025).
Nitrite (NO₂)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 18 ppm (Low)
Typically not detected
Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data; Citizens Energy Group's 2025 water quality report (2012–2025).
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0.1–3.1 ppm
Typical 2 ppm
At tap levels, chlorine and chloramine are toxic to fish, shrimp and the bacteria in a filter. Water conditioners are made for this range.
Published by your utility: Citizens Energy Group's 2025 water quality report.
Water chemistry
General hardness
148–497 ppm
Typical 360 ppm
Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.
Published by your utility: Citizens Energy Group's 2025 water quality report.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
280–305 ppm
Typical 295 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2017).
pH
6.5–8.5
Typical 7.7
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data; Citizens Energy Group's 2025 water quality report (2017–2025).
- Citizens Energy Group adds phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Lawrence, IN
City of Lawrence Utilities
Serves 94% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
- 2025 water quality report
Citizens Energy Group
Serves 5% of residents · Lake or river water · 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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