Rayne, LA tap water
Supplied mostly by South Rayne Water Corporation, plus 1 other utility. 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)
Area estimate0.4–56 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 11 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).
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.
- City of Rayne Water System adds phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
- South Rayne Water Corporation and City of Rayne Water System soften their water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.
Who supplies Rayne, LA
South Rayne Water Corporation
Serves 78% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
City of Rayne Water System
Serves 19% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · 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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