Victoria, MS tap water
About 27% of Victoria 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)
Area estimate0.2–19 ppm (Worth knowing)
Typical 15 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2002–2022).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate6–43 ppm
Typical 30 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 (2002–2022).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate5–453 ppm
Typical 23 ppm
Little buffering. pH can drop quickly between water changes, especially with CO₂ or an older tank.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2002–2022).
pH
Area estimate5.3–8.6
Typical 5.7
Acidic. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2002–2022).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate76–478 ppm
Typical 93 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 (2002–2022).
Who supplies Victoria, MS
South Victoria
Serves 18% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
City of Holly Springs
Serves 9% 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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