Missouri City, TX tap water
Supplied mostly by Quail Valley Utility District, plus 6 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)
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 5.1 ppm (Low)
Typically not detected
Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate66–234 ppm
Typical 145 ppm
Moderately hard. Great for livebearers, and most community fish adapt.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2002–2015).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
119–273 ppm
Typical 191 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
pH
7.3
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate228–568 ppm
Typical 351 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2002–2015).
Who supplies Missouri City, TX
Quail Valley Utility District
Serves 13% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
First Colony MUD 9
Serves 10% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Blue Ridge West MUD
Serves 9% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
City of Missouri City Mustang Bayou Wate
Serves 7% of residents · Lake or river water · Chloramine
Fort Bend County MUD 26 Quail Green West
Serves 7% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Fort Bend County Wcid 2
Serves 6% of residents · Lake or river water · Chloramine
Fort Bend County MUD 42 Wat Plat
Serves 5% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
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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