How hard is the water in Gams?

Wasserversorgung Gams publishes a total hardness of 21.8 °fH for the supply zone Gemeinde Gams — that corresponds to 12.2 °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 Gams?

Wasserversorgung Gams publishes a nitrate value of 3.6 mg/l for the supply zone Gemeinde Gams. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 9 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2025, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Gams?

Wasserversorgung Gams. The values shown here come from the supply zone Gemeinde Gams 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 Gams

One supply zone, water supplier: Wasserversorgung Gams.

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 Gams

Wasserversorgung Gams

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

Water hardness

12.2 °dH

Hardness range medium

Key values Gemeinde Gams
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	3.6 mg/l	40 mg/l	9 %	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	nn not detectable Unit not stated in the document	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median nn · Gemeinde Gams
Sulphate	18.6 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Sodium	5.1 mg/l	200 mg/l	3 %	Mean · Gemeinde Gams

Show all recorded parameters (15 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (3)

Microbiology – Gemeinde Gams
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Aerobic mesophilic bacteria	2 KBE/ml	300 1/ml	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	nn not detectable Unit not stated in the document	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median nn · Gemeinde Gams
Intestinal enterococci	2 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	above the parametric value — this parameter must not be detectable	Maximum · Median nn · Gemeinde Gams

An exceedance of a parametric value does not automatically mean a health risk; the statutory parametric values include safety margins. Assessment and any measures are the responsibility of the competent health authority of the respective country.

Chemical parameters (1)

Chemical parameters – Gemeinde Gams
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	3.6 mg/l	40 mg/l	9 %	Mean · Gemeinde Gams

Indicator parameters (6)

Indicator parameters – Gemeinde Gams
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Chloride	1.48 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Conductivity (25 °C)	440 µS/cm	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Sodium	5.1 mg/l	200 mg/l	3 %	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Sulphate	18.6 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Temperature	12 °C	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Turbidity	0.03 TE/F	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams

Further parameters (5)

Further parameters – Gemeinde Gams
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	69 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC)	0.31 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Magnesium	11.2 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Potassium	1.23 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams
Total hardness	21.8 °fH	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Gams

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/694/wasserversorgung-gams/3562/gemeinde-gams · 2025 · 2025 · retrieved on 07/08/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 9473

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Gams

How hard is the water in Gams?: Wasserversorgung Gams publishes a total hardness of 21.8 °fH for the supply zone Gemeinde Gams — that corresponds to 12.2 °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 Gams?: Wasserversorgung Gams publishes a nitrate value of 3.6 mg/l for the supply zone Gemeinde Gams. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 9 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2025, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Gams?: Wasserversorgung Gams. The values shown here come from the supply zone Gemeinde Gams 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.