Moody, AL tap water
Supplied mostly by Central Alabama Water System, plus 3 other utilities. 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
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 4.6 ppm (Low)
Typical 1.3 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data; Odenville Utilities Board, which supplies Cook Springs Water Authority (2012–2019).
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)
26–153 ppm
Typical 128 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
pH
6.6–8.7
Typical 7.9
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
- Central Alabama Water System softens its water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.
Who supplies Moody, AL
Central Alabama Water System
Serves 43% of residents · Lake or river water · Chlorine
Leeds Water Works Board
Serves 23% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Cook Springs Water Authority
Serves 15% of residents · Buys water from Odenville Utilities Board · Chlorine
Odenville Utilities Board
Serves 8% of residents · Buys water from Coosa Valley Water Supply 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.
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