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Location: Cincinnati, OH
Utility: Cincinnati Water Works
Water Source: Miller PLant (Ohio River Water)

Date: March 2011

All results in mg/L-

A = 5 Year Average
Min = Minimum Value recorded
Max = Maximum value Recorded

Calcium A 37 Min 28 Max 49
Magnesium A 9 Min 3 Max 15
Sodium A 27 Min 15 Max 48
Chloride A 32 Min 18 Max 60
Sulfate A 78 Min 40 Max 136

pH A 8.6 Min 8.1 Max 9.0
Hardness 151
Alkalinity (Calcium Carbonate) A 72 Min 48 Max 99
 
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Utility: Fort Wayne City Utilities (Three Rivers Filtration Plant)
Water Source: St. Joseph River (sole source)
Interannual/Intra-annual variability: low
Disinfectant: Chlorine
Date: 2009 (averages for entire year)

All results in mg/L-

Calcium 28.175
Magnesium 6.867
Sodium 15.846
Chloride 30.56
Sulfate 56.67

Nitrite 0.04
Nitrate 1.76
pH 8.77
Hardness as CaCO3 109.87
Alkalinity as CaCO3 35.78
 
Aqua Water delivers to different regions in the county and the tech said some of the profiles are significantly different... I am located in The Colony subdivision, just on the west side of Bastrop.


Name: The Colony, Bastrop Texas - Aqua Water - June 2011
PH: 7.70

Ions:
Calcium: 8.20
Magnesium: 4.70
Sodium: 222.00
Sulfate: 83.00
Chloride: 66.00
Bicarbonate: 357.00

Very high bicarb and sodium levels...
 
Arvada Colorado. Ward Labs Report Date 6-3-11

Calcium Ca: 11
Magnesium Mg: 2
Sodium Na: 5
Chloride Cl: 6
Sulfate SO4: 15
Alkalinity CaCO3: 25

pH 7.5
 
This is for Wilkonsonville, MA (Sutton, MA south), highest levels detected ever:

Calcium 0
Magnesium 0
Sodium 7.7
Chloride 250
Sulfate 250
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
pH 8.5
Hardness as CaCO3 0
Alkalinity as CaCO3 0
 
acworth, GA
5/10

pH: 7.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est: 70
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm: 0.12
Cations/Anions, me/L: 1.0/1.0

The following in ppm:
Sodium, Na: 5
Potassium, K: 2
Calcium, Ca: 12
Magnesium, Mg: 2
Total Hardness, CaCO3: 38
Nitrate, NO3-N: 0.2(SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S: 4
Chloride, Cl: 6
Carbonate, CO3: <1 (below detection limit)
Bicarbonate, HCO3: 34
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3: 28
 
Location: Reno, NV
Golden Valley area
Secondary standards provided by: Truckee Meadows Water Authority biochemist.
Data Collected: 2/12/11

(in ppm or mg/L)
Chloride -- 11.0
Magnesium -- 3.41
Sulfate -- 4.1
Calcium -- 11.2
Potassium -- 1.4
Sodium -- 14.0
Total Alkalinity -- 52.0
Hardness -- 42.0
pH -- 7.44



Overall I'm very happy with my tap water for brewing. It makes calculating salt additions for almost any style very easy.

To the handful of Reno/Sparks brewers here I'm probably going to call TMWA again in a couple months to get new secondary standards. However, these numbers haven't changed much at ALL since 2009.
 
Just found this old thread. Great idea. My beer got a lot better after I got this data. My numbers are from Ward labs. Report was from 5/13/2011.

Dallas, TX

pH 7.4

(ppm)

Na 30
K 5
Ca 25
Mg 5
Total hardness CaCO3 83
NO3-N 1.6
SO4-S 22
Cl 34
CO3 <1
HCO3 34
Total alkalinity CaCO3 28
 
My Tap water in Bentonville, AR is the first number. I tested at Wards labs 5 4 2012. The Beaver Lake Water Dist Report is in () from 2012 report.
pH 8.1 (8.3 avg)
All are listed as ppm
Sodium, Na = 6 (8.4)
Potassium, K = 2 (2.05)
Calcium, Ca = 21 (26.4)
Magnesium, Mg = 2 (2.15)
Total Hardness, CaCO3 = 61 (71 avg)
Nitrate, NO3-N = 0.4 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4 = 21 (24.7)
Chloride, Cl = 6 (7.8)
Carbonate, CO3 = 3 (not reported)
Bicarbonate, HCO3 = 44 (not reported)
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 = 41 (54 Avg)
Total Phosphorus, P = 0.42 (not reported)
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01 (ND)
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
 
Ward Labs Tap Water Analysis from Medford, MA February 2013

pH 8.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 107
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.18
Cations / Anions, me/L 1.6 / 1.6 ppm

Sodium, Na 30 ppm
Potassium, K < 1 ppm
Calcium, Ca 4 ppm
Magnesium, Mg < 1 ppm
Total Hardness, CaCO3 14 ppm
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 ppm (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 3 ppm
Chloride, Cl 20 ppm
Carbonate, CO3 3 ppm
Bicarbonate, HCO3 44 ppm
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 41 ppm
Fluoride, F 1.04 ppm
Total Iron, Fe 0.05 ppm

"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
 
Bristol CT
Report date 3/26/13

pH 7.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 70
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.12
Cations / Anions, me/L 1.0 / 0.8

Sodium, Na 14
Potassium, K < 1
Calcium, Ca 5
Magnesium, Mg 2
Total Hardness, CaCO3 21
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 2
Chloride, Cl 17
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 9
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 8
Fluoride, F 0.83
Total Iron, Fe 0.04
 
Bristol CT
Report date 3/26/13

pH 7.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 70
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.12
Cations / Anions, me/L 1.0 / 0.8

Sodium, Na 14
Potassium, K < 1
Calcium, Ca 5
Magnesium, Mg 2
Total Hardness, CaCO3 21
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 2
Chloride, Cl 17
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 9
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 8
Fluoride, F 0.83
Total Iron, Fe 0.04

Dude, I owe you a beer. :mug:

Plugged into beersmith, I was using Boston as the base water, looks like I wasn't too far off. Thanks for sending out the water and thanks for sharing.
 
Municipal Water Data
Cleveland, Ohio and Vicinity
(Data from Cleveland Water: 2008 Annual Report and Phone Communications)

All values are in ppm (mg/L). Hardness is mg/L as CaCO3

Calcium: 33
Magnesium: 8.8
Sodium: 7.7
Sulfate: ranges from 30-60 (seasonal, varies with Lake Erie levels)
Chloride: 33
Total Alkalinity: ranges from 72-84
Hardness: 122
pH: 7.4

BUMP!!!

I've been looking for this info - and it may be out of date today but I would use this. Has anybody gone by these numbers?

I live in Cle Heights - let me know if you can, Thanks!
 
WARD Laboratories
11/13/2013
Des Moines, Iowa (East Side)

pH 9.5
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est. ppm 208
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.35
Cations / Anions, me/L 3.4/3.5

ppm
-----------------
Sodium, Na 21
Potassium, K 4
Calcium, Ca 28
Magnesium, Mg 12
Total Hardness, CaCO3 120
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.7 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 17
Chloride, Cl 39
Carbonate, CO3 12
Bicarbonate, HCO3 41
Total Alkalinity, P 0.18
Total Iron, Fe <0.01
 
WARD Labs
Aston PA 19014

Date Received :12/06/2013
Date Reported :12/09/2013

pH 7.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 200
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.33
Cations / Anions, me/L 3.0 / 3.1
ppm
Sodium, Na 12
Potassium, K 3
Calcium, Ca 31
Magnesium, Mg 10
Total Hardness, CaCO3 119
Nitrate, NO3-N 4.3 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 10
Chloride, Cl 34
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 73
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 60
Total Phosphorus, P < 0.01
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
 
West Knoxville, TN (Karns) tap. Ward Labs 1/8/14

pH = 8.0
Total Dissolved Solids(ppm) = 186
Electrical Conductivity = 0.31
Cations/Anions = 3.4/3.5

All values in ppm:

Sodium = 11
Potassium = 2
Calcium = 38
Magnesium = 11
Total Hardness (CaCO3) = 141
Nitrate = 0.3
Sulfate = 7
Chloride = 12
Carbonate = 6
Bicarbonate = 149
Total Alkalinity (CaCO3) = 133
Phosphorus = <0.01
Iron = <0.01
 
Location: Dayton, Ohio (within city limits, east side)

in mg/L:

Total Hardness as CaCO3 152
Perm Alkalinity as CaCO3 6.6
Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 86.4
NonCarb Hardness as CaCO3 65.5
Ca Hardness as CaCO3 64.2
Mg Hardness as CaCO3 87.6
Calcium 25.7
Magnesium 21.2
Sulfate 46.1
Chloride 58.8
Sodium 29.6
Potassium 2.8
Total Solids 267.1
pH 8.61
 
Reno/Sparks Nevada (tmwa)

Spoke to a tmwa chemist this morning, good guy, very helpful.

Calcium 7.4 ppm
Magnesium 2.7 ppm
Bicarbonate 0 ppm
Sulfate <4 ppm
Sodium 9.5 ppm
Chloride 5.19 ppm
Chlorine 0.65 mg/L
Hardness 91 mg/L
Total alkalinity 0
PH: 7.8-8.05 (avg 7.85)
 
This Thread is awesome!! Come on North East Cedar Rapids Iowa :)

Found a water report on Brewers Friend but I am not sure how accurate it is
 
Location: Stewartstown, PA
Utility: Stewartstown Borough Authority
Date: May 2015

Unsoftened tap water as tested by Ward labs.
pH 7.8
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 334
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.56
Cations / Anions, me/L 4.5 / 4.7

ppm
Sodium, Na 52
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 25
Magnesium, Mg 11
Total Hardness, CaCO3 108
Nitrate, NO3-N 4.8 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 7
Chloride, Cl 104
Carbonate, CO3 <1.0
Bicarbonate, HCO3 57
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 47
Total Phosphorus 0.49
Total Iron, Fe 0.02
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
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Location: South St. Paul, MN 55075
Utility: City of South St. Paul
Water Source: 4 wells ranging from 339 to 500 feet deep, that draw water
from the Jordan, Jordan-St. Lawrence, and Prairie Du Chien-Jordan aquifers
Date: May 14, 2015
Test lab: Ward Laboratories
Water sample: Cold tap-Non softened

pH: 7.6
TDS Est ppm: 443
Electrical Conductivity: 0.72
Cations / Anions, me/L: 7.7 / 8.1

The following are in ppm (Parts per million)
Sodium, Na: 17
Potassium, K: 2
Calcium, Ca: 86
Magnesium, Mg: 32
Total Hardness, CaCO3: 348 (20.3gpg aka very hard water)
Nitrate, NO3-N: 1.4(SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S: 9
Chloride, Cl: 49
Carbonate, CO3: 368
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3: 303
Fluoride, F: 0.90
Iron, Fe: < 0.01
 
Portsmouth, NH (data obtained from Public Works water chemist via email June 19th, 2015)

No Magnesium, Potassium, Carbonate or Bicarbonate numbers

Sulfate: 10mg/L
Iron: 0.1mg/L
pH: 7.0-8.0
Calcium: 10-30mg/L
Nitrate: 1.0-4.0mg/L
Chlorine: 0.5-1.5mg/L
Phosphate: 0.5-1.0mg/L
Hardness: 10-30mg/L
Alkalinity: 20-40mg/L
Sodium: 20-30mg/L
 
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Bristol CT water test. Ran water through my 3 filter Watts water filter system that I use for my brewing water. There is another post in this thread for Bristol from March of 2013. reports are similar, but my sample has more minerals.

Sample taken 7/17/2015
Test ran 7/24/2015


pH 7.9
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 100
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.17
Cations / Anions, me/L / 1.6 / 1.3

ppm
Sodium, Na 22
Potassium, K < 1
Calcium, Ca 3
Magnesium, Mg 3
Total Hardness, CaCO3 20
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 1
Chloride, Cl 31
Carbonate, CO3 < 1.0
Bicarbonate, HCO3 40
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 33
Total Phosphorus, P 0.72
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
< - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
 
North Seattle tap

pH 7.1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 55
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.09
Cations / Anions, me/L 0.7 / 0.8

ppm
Sodium, Na 2
Potassium, K 4
Calcium, Ca 9
Magnesium, Mg < 1
Total Hardness, CaCO3 27
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 4
Chloride, Cl 4
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 27
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 22
Total Phosphorus, P 0.55
Total Iron, Fe < 0.01
"<" - Not Detected / Below Detection Limit
 
I just got this water report for the City of Falls Church in Virginia. PH is 7.8. Any thoughts on the quality? I know they treat with Chloramine which I plan to dissolve with some campden.

Magnesium &#8211; 5.9 mg/L
Sodium &#8211; 23.2 mg/L
Sulfate &#8211; 52.1 mg/L
Chloride &#8211; 39.3 mg/L
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate &#8211; 83 mg/L
 
New Fairfield CT

hardness 90 mg/ml
Iron 0.148 ppm
Manganese <0.05 ppm
Sodium 18.2 ppm
Chloride 9.51 ppm
Nitrate 0.71 ppm
Nitrite <0.05 ppm
Sulfate 25.1 ppm
pH 7.3
Chlorine Free Residual <0.1 mg/ml

Any thoughts?
 
This is for the Avondale neighborhood in Jacksonville, FL.

pH = 8.2
TDS = 294

Na = 12 ppm
K = 2 ppm
Ca = 51 ppm
Mg = 23 ppm
Total Hardness (CaCO3) = 223 ppm

Sulfate (SO4-S) = 37 ppm
Cl = 14 ppm
HCO3 = 152 ppm
Total Alkalinity (CaCO3) = 126 ppm

Cheers.
 
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