Drinking water in Lienen
One supply zone, water supplier: Wasserversorgungsverband Tecklenburger Land.
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.
Brochterbeck
Wasserversorgungsverband Tecklenburger LandAssigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.
Water hardness
15.3 °dH
Hardness range hard
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sum of PFAS | nicht bestimmbar mg/l not determined | — | — | Single value |
| Nitrate | 15 mg/l | 50 mg/l | 30 % | Single value |
| Lead | 0,001 mg/l | 10 µg/l | 10 % | Single value |
| Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 Anzahl/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
| Sulphate | 66 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 26 % | Single value |
| Sodium | 15 mg/l | 200 mg/l | 8 % | Single value |
Show all recorded parameters (54 — most recent value per parameter)
Microbiology (2)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 Anzahl/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
| Intestinal enterococci | 0 Anzahl/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
Chemical parameters (23)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,2-dichloroethane | <0,0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | 3 µg/l | < 17 % * | Single value |
| Acrylamide | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.1 µg/l | < 30 % * | Single value |
| Antimony | <0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification | 5 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Arsenic | <0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 10 % * | Single value |
| Benzene | <0,0003 mg/l below limit of quantification | 1 µg/l | < 30 % * | Single value |
| Bisphenol A | <0,0001 mg/l below limit of quantification | 2.5 µg/l | < 4 % * | Single value |
| Boron | <0,05 mg/l below limit of quantification | 1 mg/l | < 5 % * | Single value |
| Bromate | <0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 30 % * | Single value |
| Cadmium | <0,0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | 3 µg/l | < 17 % * | Single value |
| Chromium | <0,0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | 25 µg/l | < 2 % * | Single value |
| Copper | 0,01 mg/l | 2 mg/l | 0.5 % | Single value |
| Cyanide | <0,01 mg/l below limit of quantification | 50 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Fluoride | <1,0 mg/l below limit of quantification | 1.5 mg/l | < 67 % * | Single value |
| Lead | 0,001 mg/l | 10 µg/l | 10 % | Single value |
| Mercury | <0,0002 mg/l below limit of quantification | 1 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Nickel | 0,003 mg/l | 20 µg/l | 15 % | Single value |
| Nitrate | 15 mg/l | 50 mg/l | 30 % | Single value |
| Nitrite | <0,01 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.5 mg/l | < 2 % * | Single value |
| Pesticides — Total | <0,0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.5 µg/l | < 100 % * | Single value |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | <0,000007 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.1 µg/l | < 7 % * | Single value |
| Selenium | <0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 30 % * | Single value |
| Tetrachloroethene and Trichloroethene (sum) | <0,0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 5 % * | Single value |
| Uranium | 0,001 mg/l | 10 µg/l | 10 % | Single value |
* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.
PFAS (2)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sum of 4 PFAS | nicht bestimmbar mg/l not determined | — | — | Single value |
| Sum of PFAS | nicht bestimmbar mg/l not determined | — | — | Single value |
Indicator parameters (19)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium | <0,05 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.2 mg/l | < 25 % * | Single value |
| Ammonium | <0,1 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.5 mg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Calcite dissolution capacity | -17,36 mg/l CaCO3 | 5 mg/l CaCO3 | — | Single value |
| Chloride | 30 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 12 % | Single value |
| Coliform bacteria | 0 Anzahl/100ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
| Colony count 22 °C | 0 Anzahl | ohne anormale Veränderung | — | Single value |
| Colony count 36 °C | 0 Anzahl | ohne anormale Veränderung | — | Single value |
| Colour | 0,26 m-1 | 0.5 m⁻¹ | — | Single value |
| Conductivity (25 °C) | 612 µS/cm | 2,790 µS/cm | — | Single value |
| Iron | <0,05 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.2 mg/l | < 25 % * | Single value |
| Manganese | <0,01 mg/l below limit of quantification | 50 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Odour | ohne | für den Verbraucher annehmbar | — | Single value |
| pH | 7,6 pH-Einheiten | 6,5–9,5 | — | Single value |
| Sodium | 15 mg/l | 200 mg/l | 8 % | Single value |
| Sulphate | 66 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 26 % | Single value |
| Taste | ohne | für den Verbraucher annehmbar | — | Single value |
| Temperature | 12,5 °C | — | — | Single value |
| Total organic carbon (TOC) | 4,1 mg/l | ohne anormale Veränderung | — | Single value |
| Turbidity | 0,1 NTU | 1 NTU | — | Single value |
* Value below the limit of quantification: the actual share of the parametric value is not known; it lies somewhere below the stated upper bound. The marker shows where the limit of quantification of the measurement lies relative to the parametric value.
Further parameters (8)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid capacity to pH 4.3 | 3,9 mmol/l | — | — | Single value |
| Base capacity to pH 8.2 | 0,56 mmol/l | — | — | Single value |
| Calcium | 0,57 mmol/l | — | — | Single value |
| Carbonate hardness | 1,95 mmol/l | — | — | Single value |
| Hydrogen carbonate | 238 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Magnesium | 0,02 mmol/l | — | — | Single value |
| Potassium | 0,02 mmol/l | — | — | Single value |
| Total hardness | 2,72 mmol/l | — | — | Single value |
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://wtl-wasser.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-Brochterbeck.pdf · Mittelwerte von Januar 2025 - Dezember 2025 · retrieved on 25/07/2026
Postcodes in this zone: 49536
Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Lienen
- How hard is the water in Lienen?
- Wasserversorgungsverband Tecklenburger Land publishes a total hardness of 2,72 mmol/l for the supply zone Brochterbeck — that corresponds to 15.3 °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: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 25/07/2026.
- How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Lienen?
- Wasserversorgungsverband Tecklenburger Land publishes a nitrate value of 15 mg/l for the supply zone Brochterbeck. The statutory parametric value is 50 mg/l; the measured value represents 30 % of the parametric value. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 25/07/2026.
- Who supplies the drinking water in Lienen?
- Wasserversorgungsverband Tecklenburger Land. The values shown here come from the supply zone Brochterbeck 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.