Squaw Valley, CA tap water
About 6% of Squaw Valley is inside a utility's service area. Homes outside it likely use private wells, which no utility tests.
Disinfectant
Chlorine
Utility water here is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it. Private wells aren't treated by a utility, so there's no chlorine or chloramine unless a treatment system adds it.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
4.9–6.6 ppm (Low)
Typical 5.8 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
Copper at home taps
0.04 ppm (Low)
Low. Water that sits in household pipes overnight can carry more than this.
From California Water Board lab results (2023–2026).
Water chemistry
General hardness
111–117 ppm
Typical 114 ppm
Moderately soft to medium. Suits most community fish and plants.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
150 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
6.4–6.5
Typical 6.4
Acidic. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From California Water Board lab results, measured before treatment (2023–2026).
Total dissolved solids
205 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 (2023–2026).
Who supplies Squaw Valley, CA
Cal Fire - Miramonte Conservation Camp
Serves 6% 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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