How hard is the water in Altdorf SH?

Einwohnergemeinde Thayngen publishes a total hardness of 36.3 °fH for the supply zone Thayngen / Reiat — that corresponds to 20.3 °dH. 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: 2026, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Altdorf SH?

Einwohnergemeinde Thayngen publishes a nitrate value of 10.3 mg/l for the supply zone Thayngen / Reiat. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 26 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2026, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Altdorf SH?

Einwohnergemeinde Thayngen. The values shown here come from the supply zone Thayngen / Reiat 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.

Drinking water in Altdorf SH

One supply zone, water supplier: Einwohnergemeinde Thayngen.

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.

Thayngen / Reiat

Einwohnergemeinde Thayngen

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

Water hardness

20.3 °dH

Hardness range hard

Key values Thayngen / Reiat
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	10.3 mg/l	40 mg/l	26 %	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Thayngen / Reiat
Sulphate	43.8 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Sodium	10.3 mg/l	200 mg/l	5 %	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat

Show all recorded parameters (18 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (3)

Microbiology – Thayngen / Reiat
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Aerobic mesophilic bacteria	0 KBE/ml	300 1/ml	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Thayngen / Reiat
Intestinal enterococci	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Thayngen / Reiat

Chemical parameters (1)

Chemical parameters – Thayngen / Reiat
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	10.3 mg/l	40 mg/l	26 %	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat

Metabolites (2)

Metabolites – Thayngen / Reiat
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Chlorothalonil metabolite R417888	0 µg/l	0.1 µg/l	0 %	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Chlorothalonil metabolite R471811	0.24 µg/l	0.1 µg/l	240 % Mean above the parametric value	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat

Annual means and medians are not individual measured values, but the parametric values apply per sample. If a mean lies above it, at least one individual sample was above it — the mean does not say how many, or by how much. That is why this is not reported here as an exceedance of the parametric value. What counts remains the water supplier's publication, which each row links to.

Indicator parameters (7)

Indicator parameters – Thayngen / Reiat
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Chloride	17.1 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Conductivity (25 °C)	629 µS/cm	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Iron	0 mg/l	0.2 mg/l	0 %	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Manganese	0 mg/l	50 µg/l	0 %	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
pH	7.3	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Sodium	10.3 mg/l	200 mg/l	5 %	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Sulphate	43.8 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat

Further parameters (5)

Further parameters – Thayngen / Reiat
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	96.6 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Hydrogen carbonate	31.3 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Magnesium	28.2 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Potassium	2.23 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat
Total hardness	36.3 °fH	—	—	Mean · Thayngen / Reiat

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://trinkwasser.ch/de/versorger/1222/einwohnergemeinde-thayngen/3538/thayngen-reiat · 2026 · 2026 · retrieved on 07/08/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 8243

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Altdorf SH

How hard is the water in Altdorf SH?: Einwohnergemeinde Thayngen publishes a total hardness of 36.3 °fH for the supply zone Thayngen / Reiat — that corresponds to 20.3 °dH. 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: 2026, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Altdorf SH?: Einwohnergemeinde Thayngen publishes a nitrate value of 10.3 mg/l for the supply zone Thayngen / Reiat. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 26 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2026, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Altdorf SH?: Einwohnergemeinde Thayngen. The values shown here come from the supply zone Thayngen / Reiat 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.