Shoal & Stem

Nowthen, MN tap water

About 5% of Nowthen is inside a utility's service area. Homes outside it likely use private wells, which no utility tests.

Disinfectant

Not confirmed

We couldn't confirm how utility water here is disinfected. US utilities use chlorine or chloramine, and chloramine doesn't gas off when water sits out. Private wells aren't treated by a utility, so there's no chlorine or chloramine unless a treatment system adds it.

Safety for fish and shrimp

Nitrate (NO₃)

Area estimate

9.4–48 ppm (Worth knowing)

Typical 17 ppm

Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.

Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2016).

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.

  • Bar None Ranch softens its water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.

Who supplies Nowthen, MN

  • Bar None Ranch

    Serves 5% 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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