How hard is the water in Bichelsee?

Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil publishes a total hardness of 35.8 °fH for the supply zone Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil — that corresponds to 20 °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: 2021, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Bichelsee?

Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil publishes a nitrate value of 8.43 mg/l for the supply zone Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 21 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2021, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Bichelsee?

Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil. The values shown here come from the supply zone Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil 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 Bichelsee

One supply zone, water supplier: Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil.

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.

Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil

Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil

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

These values are more than a year old. The most recent analysis the water supplier has published for this zone dates from 31/12/2021. We have no newer values — which is why we show the latest available ones rather than none at all. They say nothing about how the water has changed since then.

Water hardness

20 °dH

Hardness range hard

Key values Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	8.43 mg/l	40 mg/l	21 %	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Sulphate	7.43 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Sodium	2.96 mg/l	200 mg/l	1 %	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil

Show all recorded parameters (14 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (3)

Microbiology – Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Aerobic mesophilic bacteria	46 KBE/ml	300 1/ml	—	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Intestinal enterococci	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil

Chemical parameters (1)

Chemical parameters – Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	8.43 mg/l	40 mg/l	21 %	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil

Metabolites (2)

Metabolites – Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Chlorothalonil metabolite R417888	0 µg/l	0.1 µg/l	0 %	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Chlorothalonil metabolite R471811	0 µg/l	0.1 µg/l	0 %	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil

Indicator parameters (4)

Indicator parameters – Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Chloride	2.85 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
pH	7.36	—	—	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Sodium	2.96 mg/l	200 mg/l	1 %	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Sulphate	7.43 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil

Further parameters (4)

Further parameters – Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	87.2 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Magnesium	34.1 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Potassium	1 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil
Total hardness	35.8 °fH	—	—	Mean · Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil

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/677/werk-bichelsee-balterswil/527/gemeindegebiet-bichelsee-balterswil · 2021 · 2021 · retrieved on 07/08/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 8363

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Bichelsee

How hard is the water in Bichelsee?: Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil publishes a total hardness of 35.8 °fH for the supply zone Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil — that corresponds to 20 °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: 2021, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Bichelsee?: Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil publishes a nitrate value of 8.43 mg/l for the supply zone Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 21 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2021, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Bichelsee?: Werk Bichelsee-Balterswil. The values shown here come from the supply zone Gemeindegebiet Bichelsee-Balterswil 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.