Shingletown, CA tap water
Supplied mostly by Shasta Forest Village M.W.C., plus 2 other utilities. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Not confirmed
We couldn't confirm how your water is disinfected. US utilities use chlorine or chloramine, and chloramine doesn't gas off when water sits out.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrite (NO₂)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From California Water Board lab results (2024).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 1.1 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.5 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment; EPA monitoring data; California Water Board lab results (2012–2026).
Copper at home taps
0.05–0.26 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 0.24 ppm
Shrimp and snails are sensitive to copper. Water that sits in household pipes picks up the most; it drops once the tap has run for a minute.
From California Water Board lab results (2023–2024).
Water chemistry
General hardness
94–96 ppm
Typical 95 ppm
Moderately soft to medium. Suits most community fish and plants.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
111–117 ppm
Typical 114 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023).
pH
6.8–7.2
Typical 7
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate50–173 ppm
Typical 106 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 (2007–2022).
Who supplies Shingletown, CA
Shasta Forest Village M.W.C.
Serves 37% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
Starlite Pines Mutual Water Co Inc
Serves 16% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Woodridge Mutual Water Co
Serves 5% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
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