Royal Palm Beach, FL tap water
Supplied mostly by Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD), plus 1 other utility. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chloramine
Your water 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 about 0.29 ppm of ammonia here. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Ammonia (with conditioner)
EstimateUp to 0.9 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.29 ppm
This is what a conditioner frees when it breaks the chloramine apart. A cycled filter clears it within a day.
Estimated from the chloramine level Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD) reports (2024).
Nitrite (NO₂)
Up to 0.04 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.03 ppm
Essentially none, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD)'s 2024 water quality report; EPA monitoring data (2012–2024).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 0.2 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.2 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD)'s 2024 water quality report; EPA monitoring data (2012–2024).
Copper at home taps (first draw)
0.04–0.15 ppm (Low)
The 90th percentile of first-draw samples from homes: water that sat in household pipes for at least six hours.
Low. Water that sits in household pipes overnight can carry more than this.
Published by your utility: Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD)'s 2024 water quality report.
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0–3.7 ppm
Typical 1.2 ppm
At tap levels, chlorine and chloramine are toxic to fish, shrimp and the bacteria in a filter. Water conditioners are made for this range.
Published by your utility: Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD)'s 2024 water quality report.
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
7.9–9.2
Typical 8.3
Alkaline. Many utilities raise pH to protect pipes. Stability matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2014–2017).
- Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD) and Wellington WTP soften their water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.
Who supplies Royal Palm Beach, FL
- 2024 water quality report
Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (PBCWUD)
Serves 85% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chloramine
Wellington WTP
Serves 11% 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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