How hard is the water in Fruthwilen?

Politische Gemende Salenstein publishes a total hardness of 29.1 °fH for the supply zone Salenstein — that corresponds to 16.3 °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 Fruthwilen?

Politische Gemende Salenstein publishes a nitrate value of 5.66 mg/l for the supply zone Salenstein. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 14 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2026, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Fruthwilen?

Politische Gemende Salenstein. The values shown here come from the supply zone Salenstein 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 Fruthwilen

One supply zone, water supplier: Politische Gemende Salenstein.

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.

Salenstein

Politische Gemende Salenstein

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

Water hardness

16.3 °dH

Hardness range hard

Key values Salenstein
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	5.66 mg/l	40 mg/l	14 %	Mean · Salenstein
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Salenstein
Sulphate	22 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Salenstein
Sodium	3.97 mg/l	200 mg/l	2 %	Mean · Salenstein

Show all recorded parameters (12 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (3)

Microbiology – Salenstein
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Aerobic mesophilic bacteria	12 KBE/ml	300 1/ml	—	Mean · Salenstein
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Salenstein
Intestinal enterococci	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Salenstein

Chemical parameters (1)

Chemical parameters – Salenstein
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	5.66 mg/l	40 mg/l	14 %	Mean · Salenstein

Indicator parameters (4)

Indicator parameters – Salenstein
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Chloride	4.61 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Salenstein
Sodium	3.97 mg/l	200 mg/l	2 %	Mean · Salenstein
Sulphate	22 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Salenstein
Temperature	8.4 °C	—	—	Mean · Salenstein

Further parameters (4)

Further parameters – Salenstein
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	81.3 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Salenstein
Magnesium	21.45 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Salenstein
Potassium	1.045 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Salenstein
Total hardness	29.1 °fH	—	—	Mean · Salenstein

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/877/politische-gemende-salenstein/3506/salenstein · 2026 · 2026 · retrieved on 07/08/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 8269

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Fruthwilen

How hard is the water in Fruthwilen?: Politische Gemende Salenstein publishes a total hardness of 29.1 °fH for the supply zone Salenstein — that corresponds to 16.3 °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 Fruthwilen?: Politische Gemende Salenstein publishes a nitrate value of 5.66 mg/l for the supply zone Salenstein. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 14 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2026, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Fruthwilen?: Politische Gemende Salenstein. The values shown here come from the supply zone Salenstein 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.