Victorville, CA tap water
Supplied by City of Victorville Water District. Here's what its 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
Nitrite (NO₂)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2017).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 10 ppm (Low)
Typical 5 ppm
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2017).
Copper at home taps (first draw)
Not detected (Low)
The 90th percentile of first-draw samples from homes: water that sat in household pipes for at least six hours.
Not detected in testing. Water that sits in household pipes overnight can still pick some up.
Published by your utility: City of Victorville Water District's 2024 water quality report.
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0–1 ppm
Typical 0.7 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 of Victorville Water District's 2024 water quality report.
Water chemistry
General hardness
0–240 ppm
Typical 34 ppm
Soft. Good for tetras, rasboras and most shrimp. Livebearers, snails and African cichlids prefer harder water.
Published by your utility: City of Victorville Water District's 2024 water quality report.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
54–180 ppm
Typical 87 ppm
Moderate buffering. pH should stay fairly steady.
Published by your utility: City of Victorville Water District's 2024 water quality report.
pH
8–10
Typical 8.8
Alkaline. Many utilities raise pH to protect pipes. Stability matters more than the exact number.
Published by your utility: City of Victorville Water District's 2024 water quality report.
Total dissolved solids
96–370 ppm
Typical 162 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
Published by your utility: City of Victorville Water District's 2024 water quality report.
Who supplies Victorville, CA
- 2024 water quality report
City of Victorville Water District
Serves 98% of residents · Buys water from Mojave Water Agency · Chlorine
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