Peach Lake, NY tap water
Supplied mostly by Vails Grove Cooperative, plus 4 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)
3.6–13 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 11 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate15–294 ppm
Typical 55 ppm
Soft. Good for tetras, rasboras and most shrimp. Livebearers, snails and African cichlids prefer harder water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2008–2018).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate11–186 ppm
Typical 55 ppm
Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2008–2018).
pH
7.6–7.7
Typical 7.7
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2016–2019).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate43–455 ppm
Typical 158 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 (2008–2018).
Who supplies Peach Lake, NY
Vails Grove Cooperative
Serves 24% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Pietsch Gardens
Serves 18% of residents · Groundwater fed by surface water · Disinfectant not listed
Starr Ridge Manor
Serves 11% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Fox Hill Estates
Serves 10% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Bloomerside Water Supply
Serves 8% 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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