Mission Bend, TX tap water
Supplied mostly by Chelford City MUD, plus 5 other utilities. 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
Nitrite (NO₂)
Up to 0.07 ppm (Low)
Typically not detected
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 2.7 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.5 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Supplier's figure43–183 ppm
Typical 118 ppm
Moderately soft to medium. Suits most community fish and plants.
From the utility that supplies yours: City of Houston, which supplies Fort Bend County MUD 30; City of Houston, which supplies North Mission Glen MUD; City of Houston, which supplies Kingsbridge MUD (2024).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
93–190 ppm
Typical 176 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
pH
Supplier's figure7.6
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From the utility that supplies yours: North Fort Bend Water Authority, which supplies Fort Bend County MUD 30; North Fort Bend Water Authority, which supplies North Mission Glen MUD; North Fort Bend Water Authority, which supplies Kingsbridge MUD (2012).
Total dissolved solids
Supplier's figure144–321 ppm
Typical 203 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: City of Houston, which supplies Fort Bend County MUD 30; City of Houston, which supplies North Mission Glen MUD; City of Houston, which supplies Kingsbridge MUD (2024).
Who supplies Mission Bend, TX
Chelford City MUD
Serves 26% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Fort Bend County MUD 30
Serves 21% of residents · Buys water from North Fort Bend Water Authority · Chloramine
Mission Bend MUD 1
Serves 18% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Chelford One MUD
Serves 14% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
North Mission Glen MUD
Serves 12% of residents · Buys water from North Fort Bend Water Authority · Chloramine
Kingsbridge MUD
Serves 7% of residents · Buys water from North Fort Bend Water Authority · 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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