Soledad, CA tap water
Supplied mostly by City of Soledad, plus 2 other utilities. Here's what the 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)
0.9–21 ppm (Low)
Typical 1.8 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment; California Water Board lab results (2023–2026).
Copper at home taps
0.08–0.28 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.08 ppm
Low. Water that sits in household pipes overnight can carry more than this.
From California Water Board lab results (2023).
Water chemistry
General hardness
235–480 ppm
Typical 263 ppm
Hard. Ideal for livebearers and African cichlids. Soft-water species may struggle to breed.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
123–169 ppm
Typical 153 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
pH
7.3–8
Typical 7.9
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
Total dissolved solids
18–718 ppm
Typical 512 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment; California Water Board lab results (2023–2026).
Who supplies Soledad, CA
City of Soledad
Serves 70% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Correctional Training Facility - Soledad
Serves 14% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Salinas Valley State Prison
Serves 8% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
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