New Haven, MO tap water
Supplied by New Haven PWS. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Not confirmed
We couldn't confirm how your water is disinfected. US utilities use chlorine or chloramine, and chloramine doesn't gas off when water sits out.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Area estimate0.1–23 ppm (Low)
Typical 2.4 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2016).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate269–687 ppm
Typical 433 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 county (2000–2016).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate250–508 ppm
Typical 426 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2016).
pH
7.5–7.6
Typical 7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2014–2017).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate175–403 ppm
Typical 326 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 (2000–2016).
Who supplies New Haven, MO
New Haven PWS
Serves 72% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
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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