Murfreesboro, TN tap water
Supplied mostly by Murfreesboro Water Department, plus 1 other utility. 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
Nitrate (NO₃)
0.3–3.7 ppm (Low)
Typical 3.7 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From Murfreesboro Water Department's 2025 water quality report; EPA monitoring data (2014–2025).
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
1.4–3.5 ppm
Typical 3.5 ppm
At tap levels, chlorine and chloramine are toxic to fish, shrimp and the bacteria in a filter. Water conditioners are made for this range.
Published by your utility: Murfreesboro Water Department's 2025 water quality report.
Water chemistry
General hardness
193–194 ppm
Typical 193 ppm
Moderately hard. Great for livebearers, and most community fish adapt.
Published by your utility: Consolidated U.D. of Rutherford Co (Consolidated Utility District)'s website.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
pH
7.2
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2014–2019).
- Murfreesboro Water Department and Consolidated U.D. of Rutherford Co (Consolidated Utility District) add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
- Murfreesboro Water Department softens its water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.
Who supplies Murfreesboro, TN
- 2025 water quality report
Murfreesboro Water Department
Serves 50% of residents · Lake or river water · Chlorine
- 2021 water quality report
Consolidated U.D. of Rutherford Co (Consolidated Utility District)
Serves 44% of residents · Lake or river water · 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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