Moundridge, KS tap water
Supplied mostly by City of Moundridge, 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)
17–30 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 23 ppm
High for tap water. Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data; City of Moundridge, which supplies Marion Co RWD 4 (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate133–494 ppm
Typical 263 ppm
Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your state (2000–2021).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
180–240 ppm
Typical 190 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2014–2017).
pH
7.4–7.5
Typical 7.4
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2014–2017).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate225–922 ppm
Typical 424 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 state (2000–2021).
- City of Moundridge and Marion Co RWD 4 add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Moundridge, KS
City of Moundridge
Serves all residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Marion Co RWD 4
Serves 15% of residents · Buys water from City of Moundridge · 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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