How hard is the water in Lichtensteig?

Wasserversorgung Lichtensteig publishes a total hardness of 26.7 °fH for the supply zone Gemeinde Lichtensteig — that corresponds to 15 °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 Lichtensteig?

Wasserversorgung Lichtensteig publishes a nitrate value of 3.5 mg/l for the supply zone Gemeinde Lichtensteig. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 9 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2024, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Lichtensteig?

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

One supply zone, water supplier: Wasserversorgung Lichtensteig.

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 Lichtensteig

Wasserversorgung Lichtensteig

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

15 °dH

Hardness range hard

Key values Gemeinde Lichtensteig
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	3.5 mg/l	40 mg/l	9 %	Mean · Gemeinde Lichtensteig
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	1 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	above the parametric value — this parameter must not be detectable	Maximum · Median 0 · Gemeinde Lichtensteig

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.

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

Microbiology (3)

Microbiology – Gemeinde Lichtensteig
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Aerobic mesophilic bacteria	16.2 KBE/ml	300 1/ml	—	Mean · Gemeinde Lichtensteig
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	1 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	above the parametric value — this parameter must not be detectable	Maximum · Median 0 · Gemeinde Lichtensteig
Intestinal enterococci	1 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	above the parametric value — this parameter must not be detectable	Maximum · Median 0 · Gemeinde Lichtensteig

Chemical parameters (1)

Chemical parameters – Gemeinde Lichtensteig
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	3.5 mg/l	40 mg/l	9 %	Mean · Gemeinde Lichtensteig

Further parameters (3)

Further parameters – Gemeinde Lichtensteig
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	80 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Lichtensteig
Magnesium	16.5 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Lichtensteig
Total hardness	26.7 °fH	—	—	Mean · Gemeinde Lichtensteig

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/748/wasserversorgung-lichtensteig/2604/gemeinde-lichtensteig · 2024 · 2024 · retrieved on 07/08/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 9620

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Lichtensteig

How hard is the water in Lichtensteig?: Wasserversorgung Lichtensteig publishes a total hardness of 26.7 °fH for the supply zone Gemeinde Lichtensteig — that corresponds to 15 °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 Lichtensteig?: Wasserversorgung Lichtensteig publishes a nitrate value of 3.5 mg/l for the supply zone Gemeinde Lichtensteig. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 9 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2024, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Lichtensteig?: Wasserversorgung Lichtensteig. The values shown here come from the supply zone Gemeinde Lichtensteig 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.