Swartz, LA tap water
Supplied mostly by Gowc East Water System, 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
Nitrate (NO₃)
Area estimate0.1–11 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.9 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your state (2000–2021).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate2–50 ppm
Typical 4 ppm
Soft. Good for tetras, rasboras and most shrimp. Livebearers, snails and African cichlids prefer harder water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2001–2015).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate92–373 ppm
Typical 303 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2001–2015).
pH
8.8–8.9
Typical 8.8
Alkaline. Many utilities raise pH to protect pipes. Stability matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data, measured before treatment (2013–2019).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate79–808 ppm
Typical 574 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 (2001–2015).
Who supplies Swartz, LA
Gowc East Water System
Serves 46% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Better Waterworks Water System
Serves 24% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chloramine
L&r North Water System
Serves 23% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · 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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