Shoal & Stem

Mitchell, SD tap water

Supplied mostly by Mitchell, 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)

Supplier's figure

Not detected (Low)

Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.

From the utility that supplies yours: By Water District, which supplies Mitchell; Randall Community Water District and By Water District, which supplies Davison Rural Water System Inc (2017–2019).

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.

  • Mitchell and Davison Rural Water System Inc add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
  • Mitchell and Davison Rural Water System Inc soften their water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.

Who supplies Mitchell, SD

  • Mitchell

    Serves 75% of residents · Buys water from By Water District · Chlorine

  • Davison Rural Water System Inc

    Serves 25% of residents · Buys water from Randall Community Water District · 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.

Tap water lookup covers US cities only for now. Want to know why it matters? Read our story on tap water.

Compiled by Shoal & Stem from public records. Free to cite with a link.

More South Dakota cities

Look up another city