Lincoln Park, NJ tap water
Supplied mostly by Lincoln Park Water Dept, 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)
Supplier's figure0.5–21 ppm (Low)
Typical 1.8 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From the utility that supplies yours: Passaic Valley Water Commission and Pequannock Twp Water Department and Montville Twp MUA, which supplies Lincoln Park Water Dept; EPA monitoring data (2013–2024).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Supplier's figure52–154 ppm
Typical 52 ppm
Soft. Good for tetras, rasboras and most shrimp. Livebearers, snails and African cichlids prefer harder water.
From the utility that supplies yours: Passaic Valley Water Commission, which supplies Lincoln Park Water Dept; Jersey City MUA, which supplies Montville Twp MUA (2022–2024).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Supplier's figure32–209 ppm
Typical 154 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From the utility that supplies yours: Passaic Valley Water Commission and Pequannock Twp Water Department and Montville Twp MUA, which supplies Lincoln Park Water Dept; EPA monitoring data (2012–2024).
pH
Supplier's figure7.2–8.5
Typical 7.6
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From the utility that supplies yours: Passaic Valley Water Commission and Pequannock Twp Water Department and Montville Twp MUA, which supplies Lincoln Park Water Dept; EPA monitoring data (2012–2024).
Total dissolved solids
Supplier's figure80–445 ppm
Typical 80 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
From the utility that supplies yours: Passaic Valley Water Commission, which supplies Lincoln Park Water Dept; Jersey City MUA, which supplies Montville Twp MUA (2022–2024).
- Lincoln Park Water Dept and Montville Twp MUA add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Lincoln Park, NJ
Lincoln Park Water Dept
Serves 85% of residents · Buys water from Passaic Valley Water Commission · Chloramine
Montville Twp MUA
Serves 12% of residents · Buys water from Jersey City MUA · 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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