How hard is the water in Altikon?

Wasserversorgung Altikon publishes a total hardness of 22 °fH for the supply zone Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi — that corresponds to 12.3 °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: 2025, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Altikon?

Wasserversorgung Altikon publishes a nitrate value of 8.7 mg/l for the supply zone Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 22 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2025, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Altikon?

Wasserversorgung Altikon. The values shown here come from the supply zone Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi 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 Altikon

One supply zone, water supplier: Wasserversorgung Altikon.

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.

Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi

Wasserversorgung Altikon

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

Water hardness

12.3 °dH

Hardness range medium

Key values Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	8.7 mg/l	40 mg/l	22 %	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	nn not detectable Unit not stated in the document	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median nn · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Sulphate	11.1 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Sodium	15.2 mg/l	200 mg/l	8 %	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi

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

Microbiology (3)

Microbiology – Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Aerobic mesophilic bacteria	4 KBE/ml	300 1/ml	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	nn not detectable Unit not stated in the document	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median nn · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Intestinal enterococci	nn not detectable Unit not stated in the document	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median nn · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi

Chemical parameters (1)

Chemical parameters – Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	8.7 mg/l	40 mg/l	22 %	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi

PFAS (2)

PFAS – Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS)	< 0.001 µg/l below limit of quantification	0.3 µg/l	< 0.3 % *	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)	0.004 µg/l	0.3 µg/l	1 %	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi

* 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.

Metabolites (2)

Metabolites – Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Chlorothalonil metabolite R417888	< 0.01 µg/l below limit of quantification	0.1 µg/l	< 10 % *	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Chlorothalonil metabolite R471811	0.04 µg/l	0.1 µg/l	40 %	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi

Indicator parameters (6)

Indicator parameters – Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Chloride	24.6 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Conductivity (25 °C)	462 µS/cm	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
pH	7.4	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Sodium	15.2 mg/l	200 mg/l	8 %	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Sulphate	11.1 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Temperature	15 °C	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi

Further parameters (4)

Further parameters – Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Magnesium	72.2 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Potassium	3.2 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Spectral absorption coefficient 254 nm (SAC 254)	2.7 1/m	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi
Total hardness	22 °fH	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi

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/1343/wasserversorgung-altikon/3816/gemeinde-altikon-mit-den-weiler-herten-und-feldi · 2025 · 2025 · retrieved on 07/08/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 8479

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Altikon

How hard is the water in Altikon?: Wasserversorgung Altikon publishes a total hardness of 22 °fH for the supply zone Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi — that corresponds to 12.3 °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: 2025, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Altikon?: Wasserversorgung Altikon publishes a nitrate value of 8.7 mg/l for the supply zone Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 22 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2025, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Altikon?: Wasserversorgung Altikon. The values shown here come from the supply zone Gemeinde Altikon mit den Weiler Herten und Feldi 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.