Savage, MN tap water
Supplied by Savage. 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 published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0.4–0.9 ppm
Typical 0.6 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.
From EPA monitoring data (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)
Supplier's figure320 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From the utility that supplies yours: Burnsville, which supplies Savage (2012–2019).
pH
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
- Savage adds phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Savage, MN
Savage
Serves 98% of residents · Buys water from Burnsville · 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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