Springfield, MO tap water
Supplied by City Utilities of Springfield. Here's what its 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 0.38 ppm of ammonia here. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Ammonia (with conditioner)
Estimate0.24–0.56 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.38 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 City Utilities of Springfield reports (2025).
Nitrite (NO₂)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
Published by your utility: City Utilities of Springfield's 2025 water quality report.
Nitrate (NO₃)
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Copper at home taps (first draw)
0.02–0.19 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: City Utilities of Springfield's 2025 water quality report.
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
1–2.3 ppm
Typical 1.5 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: City Utilities of Springfield's 2025 water quality report.
Water chemistry
General hardness
74–206 ppm
Typical 139 ppm
Moderately soft to medium. Suits most community fish and plants.
Published by your utility: City Utilities of Springfield's 2025 water quality report.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
84–218 ppm
Typical 152 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
Published by your utility: City Utilities of Springfield's 2025 water quality report.
pH
7.1–8.3
Typical 7.7
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
Published by your utility: City Utilities of Springfield's 2025 water quality report.
- City Utilities of Springfield softens its water at the plant, so it may be softer than the local groundwater.
Who supplies Springfield, MO
- 2025 water quality report
City Utilities of Springfield
Serves 99% of residents · Lake or river water · 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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