How hard is the water in Gitschtal?

Thurwerke AG publishes a total hardness of 25.3 °fH for the supply zone Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken — that corresponds to 14.2 °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: 2024, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Gitschtal?

Thurwerke AG publishes a nitrate value of 4.6 mg/l for the supply zone Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 12 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2024, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Gitschtal?

Thurwerke AG. The values shown here come from the supply zone Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken 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 Gitschtal

One supply zone, water supplier: Thurwerke AG.

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.

Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken

Thurwerke AG

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 31/12/2024. 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

14.2 °dH

Hardness range hard

Key values Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	4.6 mg/l	40 mg/l	12 %	Mean · Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken

Show all recorded parameters (7 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (3)

Microbiology – Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Aerobic mesophilic bacteria	6.7 KBE/ml	300 1/ml	—	Mean · Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken
Intestinal enterococci	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken

Chemical parameters (1)

Chemical parameters – Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	4.6 mg/l	40 mg/l	12 %	Mean · Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken

Further parameters (3)

Further parameters – Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	76.1 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken
Magnesium	15.4 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken
Total hardness	25.3 °fH	—	—	Mean · Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken

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/963/thurwerke-ag/2731/wattwil-krinau-und-teile-von-ricken · 2024 · 2024 · retrieved on 07/08/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 9622

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Gitschtal

How hard is the water in Gitschtal?: Thurwerke AG publishes a total hardness of 25.3 °fH for the supply zone Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken — that corresponds to 14.2 °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: 2024, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Gitschtal?: Thurwerke AG publishes a nitrate value of 4.6 mg/l for the supply zone Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 12 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2024, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Gitschtal?: Thurwerke AG. The values shown here come from the supply zone Wattwil, Krinau und Teile von Ricken 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.