Winterville, NC tap water
Supplied mostly by Town of Winterville, plus 2 other utilities. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chloramine
Your water is treated with chloramine. Unlike chlorine, it doesn't gas off when water sits out, and many pitcher and fridge filters aren't rated to remove it. Conditioners that list chloramine on the label break it apart, which frees a little ammonia. Some utilities switch to plain chlorine for a few weeks a year.
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 (2013).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, 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)
Supplier's figure25–260 ppm
Typical 211 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
From the utility that supplies yours: Greenville Utilities Comm, which supplies Town of Winterville; Neuse Regional Wtr & Swr Auth, which supplies Eastern Pines Water Corp; Neuse Regional Wtr & Swr Auth, which supplies Bell Arthur Water Corp (2012–2019).
pH
7.3–8.3
Typical 7.8
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
- Town of Winterville, Eastern Pines Water Corp and Bell Arthur Water Corp add phosphate to protect pipes. It can feed algae in tanks without much plant growth.
Who supplies Winterville, NC
Town of Winterville
Serves 63% of residents · Buys water from Greenville Utilities Comm · Chloramine
Eastern Pines Water Corp
Serves 18% of residents · Buys water from Neuse Regional Wtr & Swr Auth · Chloramine
Bell Arthur Water Corp
Serves 14% of residents · Buys water from Neuse Regional Wtr & Swr Auth · 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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