Wales, WI tap water
About 37% of Wales is inside a utility's service area. Homes outside it likely use private wells, which no utility tests.
Disinfectant
Not confirmed
We couldn't confirm how utility water here is disinfected. US utilities use chlorine or chloramine, and chloramine doesn't gas off when water sits out. 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
Nitrite (NO₂)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2018).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 0.2 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.2 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Not published yet
We haven't found this number yet. A drop test kit gives you your exact reading.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
218–220 ppm
Typical 218 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From EPA monitoring data (2018).
pH
7.5–7.7
Typical 7.5
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2018).
Who supplies Wales, WI
Brandybrook Subdivision
Serves 23% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Disinfectant not listed
Lincolnshire Place
Serves 12% 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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