Richwood, LA tap water
Part of Richwood is supplied by South Monroe WS Gowc. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chloramine
Utility water here is treated with chloramine. Unlike chlorine, it doesn't gas off when water sits out, and many pitcher and fridge filters aren't rated to remove it. Conditioners that list chloramine on the label break it apart, which frees a little ammonia. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
Area estimate0.1–11 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.9 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your state (2000–2021).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate2–50 ppm
Typical 4 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 (2001–2015).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
277–367 ppm
Typical 287 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data, measured before treatment (2012–2015).
pH
8.9–9.2
Typical 8.9
Alkaline. Many utilities raise pH to protect pipes. Stability matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data, measured before treatment (2012–2015).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate79–808 ppm
Typical 574 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 (2001–2015).
Who supplies Richwood, LA
South Monroe WS Gowc
Serves 31% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chloramine
We couldn't fully map which utility serves Richwood. These numbers come from the utility we matched, which serves about 31% of residents.
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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