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Drinking water in 58453

One supply zone, water supplier: VERBUNDWASSERWERK WITTEN GMBH.

How to read the share of the parametric value

12 % Share of the parametric value. The proportion of the permitted maximum that the measured value uses — here 12 %, so just over an eighth.
< 10 % * Below the limit of quantification. The substance was not detectable. The mark shows where the detection limit lies relative to the parametric value — the actual share of the parametric value is below that.

Several samples per year: for chemical parameters the mean value is given, for microbiological ones the highest measured value. There the parametric value is zero — a single finding would disappear in the average, and it is precisely that finding which is the information. Which reference applies is stated in the last column of the table.

Assigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.

Water hardness
6.2 °dH
Hardness range weich
Key values Witten
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Sum of PFAS 0,000033 mg/l Mean
Nitrate 11,1 mg/l 50 mg/l
22 %
Mean
Lead <0,0005 mg/l
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 5 % *
Mean
Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0 /100ml 0/100 ml Maximum · Median 0
Sulphate 34,3 mg/l 250 mg/l
14 %
Mean
Sodium 23,6 mg/l 200 mg/l
12 %
Mean

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

Show all recorded parameters (71 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (2)

Microbiology – Witten
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0 /100ml 0/100 ml Maximum · Median 0
Intestinal enterococci 0 /100ml 0/100 ml Maximum · Median 0

Chemical parameters (21)

Chemical parameters – Witten
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
1,2-dichloroethane <0,0001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
3 µg/l
< 3 % *
Mean
Antimony <0,001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
5 µg/l
< 20 % *
Mean
Arsenic <0,001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean
Benzene <0,0001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
1 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean
Benzo(a)pyrene <0,00001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
10 ng/l
< 100 % *
Mean
Bisphenol A <0,00003 mg/l
below limit of quantification
2.5 µg/l
< 1 % *
Mean
Boron 0,04 mg/l 1 mg/l
4 %
Mean
Bromate <0,0005 mg/l
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 5 % *
Mean
Cadmium <0,0001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
3 µg/l
< 3 % *
Mean
Chromium <0,001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
25 µg/l
< 4 % *
Mean
Copper 0,008 mg/l 2 mg/l
0.4 %
Mean
Cyanide <0,005 mg/l
below limit of quantification
50 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean
Fluoride 0,09 mg/l 1.5 mg/l
6 %
Mean
Lead <0,0005 mg/l
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 5 % *
Mean
Mercury <0,00005 mg/l
below limit of quantification
1 µg/l
< 5 % *
Mean
Nickel 0,001 mg/l 20 µg/l
5 %
Mean
Nitrate 11,1 mg/l 50 mg/l
22 %
Mean
Nitrite <0,01 mg/l
below limit of quantification
0.5 mg/l
< 2 % *
Mean
Selenium <0,001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 10 % *
Mean
Tetrachloroethene and Trichloroethene (sum) n.b. mg/l
not determined
10 µg/l Mean
Uranium <0,0001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
10 µg/l
< 1 % *
Mean

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

PFAS (2)

PFAS – Witten
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Sum of 4 PFAS 0,000003 mg/l Mean
Sum of PFAS 0,000033 mg/l Mean

Indicator parameters (16)

Indicator parameters – Witten
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Aluminium 0,010 mg/l 0.2 mg/l
5 %
Mean
Ammonium <0,05 mg/l
below limit of quantification
0.5 mg/l
< 10 % *
Mean
Calcite dissolution capacity 2,1 mg/l CaCO3 5 mg/l CaCO3 Mean
Chloride 37,7 mg/l 250 mg/l
15 %
Mean
Clostridium perfringens (including spores) 0 /100ml 0/100 ml Maximum · Median 0
Coliform bacteria 0 /100ml 0/100 ml Maximum · Median 0
Colony count 22 °C <1 /ml
below limit of quantification
ohne anormale Veränderung Mean
Colony count 36 °C <1 /ml
below limit of quantification
ohne anormale Veränderung Mean
Colour <0,1 m-1
below limit of quantification
0.5 m⁻¹ Mean
Conductivity (25 °C) 393 µS/cm 2,790 µS/cm Mean
Manganese <0,001 mg/l
below limit of quantification
50 µg/l
< 2 % *
Mean
pH 7,76 6,5–9,5 Mean
Sodium 23,6 mg/l 200 mg/l
12 %
Mean
Sulphate 34,3 mg/l 250 mg/l
14 %
Mean
Total organic carbon (TOC) 1,0 mg/l ohne anormale Veränderung Mean
Turbidity 0,06 NTU 1 NTU Mean

* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.

Further parameters (30)

Further parameters – Witten
Parameter Value Parametric value Share of the parametric value Reference
Acid capacity to pH 4.3 1,80 mmol/l Mean
Amidotrizoic acid 0,15 µg/l Mean
Atenolol <0,005 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Base capacity to pH 8.2 0,056 mmol/l Mean
Bezafibrate <0,010 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Calcium 40,8 | 1,018 mg/l | mmol/l Mean
Candesartan 0,058 µg/l Mean
Carbamazepine 0,01 µg/l Mean
Carbonate hardness 5,0 °dH Mean
Diclofenac <0,010 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Hardness range (WRMG) weich Mean
Hydrogen carbonate 110 mg/l Mean
Iomeprol <0,05 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Iopamidol <0,05 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Iopromide <0,05 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Magnesium 6,8 | 0,280 mg/l | mmol/l Mean
Metoprolol <0,005 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Oxipurinol 0,12 µg/l Mean
Oxygen 9,8 mg/l Mean
Phosphate 0,09 mg/l Mean
Potassium 3,4 | 0,087 mg/l | mmol/l Mean
Sotalol <0,005 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Sulfamethoxazole 0,01 µg/l Mean
Total hardness 6,2 °dH Mean
Tributyl phosphate <0,05 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Trimethoprim <0,005 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Triphenyl phosphate <0,05 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Valsartan <0,010 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Valsartanic acid <0,050 µg/l
below limit of quantification
Mean
Zinc 0,002 mg/l Mean

Values taken unchanged from the publications linked below — for each parameter the most recent recorded value. „—" in the parametric value column: no currently valid legal parametric value is stored in our database for this parameter; the parameter register with all parametric values is being expanded continuously.

Source: https://vww-witten.de/documents/30/2025_VWW_Jahresmittelwerte.pdf · Jahresmittelwerte 2025 · retrieved on 11/07/2026

Frequent questions about postcode 58453

How hard is the water in Postcode 58453?
VERBUNDWASSERWERK WITTEN GMBH publishes a total hardness of 6.2 °dH for the supply zone Witten (hardness range weich). The hardness range is a classification under the German Detergents and Cleaning Products Act (soft below 8,4 °dH, medium 8,4 to 14 °dH, hard above that) and not a quality verdict — it indicates how much calcium and magnesium is dissolved in the water. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 11/07/2026.
How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Postcode 58453?
VERBUNDWASSERWERK WITTEN GMBH publishes a nitrate value of 11,1 mg/l for the supply zone Witten. The statutory parametric value is 50 mg/l; the measured value represents 22 % of the parametric value. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 11/07/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Postcode 58453?
VERBUNDWASSERWERK WITTEN GMBH. The values shown here come from the supply zone Witten and apply to the water the supplier delivers. What happens between the building connection and the tap — in old lead pipes, for example — is not covered by these analyses; information on that is provided by owners, the health authority or an examination by an accredited laboratory.

General questions — how current the data is, limit of quantification, parametric values, who is behind this site — are answered under Questions & answers.