Wake Forest, NC tap water
Part of Wake Forest is supplied by Deerchase S/D. Here's what its water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine
Utility water here is treated with chlorine. It slowly gases off from standing water, and any water conditioner removes it.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrate (NO₃)
7.1 ppm (Low)
Water changes can't take your tank's nitrate below this level.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate17–366 ppm
Typical 60 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 (2001–2019).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate7–99 ppm
Typical 35 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 (2001–2019).
pH
6.3
Acidic. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2013–2019).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate22–628 ppm
Typical 107 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 (2001–2019).
Who supplies Wake Forest, NC
Deerchase S/D
Serves 12% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
We couldn't fully map which utility serves Wake Forest. These numbers come from the utility we matched, which serves about 12% of residents.
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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