Lithia Springs, GA tap water
Supplied mostly by Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority, plus 1 other utility. 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
Nitrate (NO₃)
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Copper at home taps (first draw)
0.14 ppm (Worth knowing)
The 90th percentile of first-draw samples from homes: water that sat in household pipes for at least six hours.
Shrimp and snails are sensitive to copper. Water that sits in household pipes picks up the most; it drops once the tap has run for a minute.
Published by your utility: Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority's 2024 water quality report.
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
1.1 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: Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority's 2024 water quality report.
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)
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
pH
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Who supplies Lithia Springs, GA
- 2024 water quality report
Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority
Serves 88% of residents · Lake or river water · Chlorine
Austell
Serves 6% of residents · Buys water from Cobb Co.-Marietta Water Auth. · Chlorine
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