How hard is the water in Merligen?

Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil publishes a total hardness of 21.7 °fH for the supply zone Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil — 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: 2022, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Merligen?

Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil publishes a nitrate value of 6.71 mg/l for the supply zone Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 17 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2022, retrieved on 07/08/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Merligen?

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

One supply zone, water supplier: Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil.

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.

Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil

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 31/12/2022. 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

12.2 °dH

Hardness range medium

Key values Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	6.71 mg/l	40 mg/l	17 %	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KBE/100ml	0/100 ml	—	Maximum · Median 0 · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Sulphate	10.68 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Sodium	0.97 mg/l	200 mg/l	0.5 %	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil

Show all recorded parameters (17 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (3)

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

Chemical parameters (2)

Chemical parameters – Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Fluoride	0.03 mg/l	1.5 mg/l	2 %	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Nitrate	6.71 mg/l	40 mg/l	17 %	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil

Indicator parameters (7)

Indicator parameters – Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Chloride	4.17 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Conductivity (25 °C)	389 µS/cm	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
pH	7.43	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Sodium	0.97 mg/l	200 mg/l	0.5 %	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Sulphate	10.68 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Temperature	8.5 °C	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Turbidity	0.3 TE/F	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil

Further parameters (5)

Further parameters – Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	65.5 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Hydrogen carbonate	169.22 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Magnesium	3 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Potassium	1.2 mg/l	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil
Total hardness	21.7 °fH	—	—	Mean · Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil

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/731/wasserversorgung-gemeinde-sigriswil/860/wasserversorgung-gemeinde-sigriswil · 2022 · 2022 · retrieved on 07/08/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 3658

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Merligen

How hard is the water in Merligen?: Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil publishes a total hardness of 21.7 °fH for the supply zone Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil — 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: 2022, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Merligen?: Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil publishes a nitrate value of 6.71 mg/l for the supply zone Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil. The statutory parametric value is 40 mg/l; the measured value represents 17 % of the parametric value. Basis: 2022, retrieved on 07/08/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Merligen?: Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil. The values shown here come from the supply zone Wasserversorgung Gemeinde Sigriswil 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.