Portola, CA tap water
Supplied by City of Portola. Here's what its 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
Nitrate (NO₃)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From California Water Board lab results (2023).
Copper at home taps
0.07 ppm (Low)
Low. Water that sits in household pipes overnight can carry more than this.
From California Water Board lab results (2023).
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
7.7
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2013).
Total dissolved solids
Estimate64 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
Estimated from City of Portola's conductivity readings (2024).
Who supplies Portola, CA
City of Portola
Serves 85% of residents · Buys water from Plumas County Flood Control · Chlorine
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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