Sawyerwood, OH tap water
Supplied mostly by Akron City PWS, plus 2 other utilities. 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
Nitrite (NO₂)
Up to 0.04 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.04 ppm
Essentially none, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2018).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 0.4 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.4 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
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)
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.
- Akron City PWS adds phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Sawyerwood, OH
Akron City PWS
Serves 81% of residents · Lake or river water · Chloramine
Lakemore Village PWS
Serves 16% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Franks Mobile Home Park
Serves 7% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · 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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