Phelps, NY tap water
Supplied mostly by Phelps Town Consolidated WD, plus 2 other utilities. 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)
Supplier's figure0.7–1.8 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.7 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From the utility that supplies yours: Newark Village, which supplies Phelps Town Consolidated WD; Newark Village, which supplies Phelps Village; Waterloo Village, which supplies Phelps Route 14 WD (2012–2019).
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
Supplier's figure8.1
Alkaline. Many utilities raise pH to protect pipes. Stability matters more than the exact number.
From the utility that supplies yours: Newark Village, which supplies Phelps Town Consolidated WD; Newark Village, which supplies Phelps Village (2013).
- Phelps Town Consolidated WD and Phelps Village add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Phelps, NY
Phelps Town Consolidated WD
Serves 58% of residents · Buys water from Newark Village · Chlorine
Phelps Village
Serves 42% of residents · Buys water from Phelps Town Consolidated WD · Chlorine
Phelps Route 14 WD
Serves 40% of residents · Buys water from Waterloo Village · 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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