Drinking water in Nortorf
One supply zone, water supplier: Stadt Nortorf.
How to read the share of the parametric value
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.
Wasserwerk Nortorf
Stadt NortorfAssigned 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.
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | <0,5 mg/l below limit of quantification | 50 mg/l | < 1 % * | Single value |
| Lead | 0,001 mg/l | 10 µg/l | 10 % | Single value |
| Sulphate | 6,2 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 2 % | Single value |
| Sodium | 19 mg/l | 200 mg/l | 9 % | 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.
Show all recorded parameters (34 — most recent value per parameter)
Microbiology (1)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 0 KBE/1ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
Chemical parameters (17)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | mg/l not determined | 1 µg/l | — | Single value |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | mg/l not determined | 10 ng/l | — | Single value |
| Boron | 0,095 mg/l | 1 mg/l | 10 % | Single value |
| Cadmium | <0,0004 mg/l below limit of quantification | 3 µg/l | < 13 % * | Single value |
| Chromium | <0,005 mg/l below limit of quantification | 25 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Copper | 0,005 mg/l | 2 mg/l | 0.3 % | Single value |
| Cyanide | <0,005 mg/l below limit of quantification | 50 µg/l | < 10 % * | Single value |
| Fluoride | 0,22 mg/l | 1.5 mg/l | 15 % | Single value |
| Lead | 0,001 mg/l | 10 µg/l | 10 % | Single value |
| Mercury | <0,1 mg/l below limit of quantification | 1 µg/l | cannot be assessed — the limit of quantification of the measurement is above the parametric value | Single value |
| Nickel | <0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification | 20 µg/l | < 5 % * | Single value |
| Nitrate | <0,5 mg/l below limit of quantification | 50 mg/l | < 1 % * | Single value |
| Nitrite | <0,03 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.5 mg/l | < 6 % * | Single value |
| Selenium | <0,002 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Tetrachloroethene and Trichloroethene (sum) | mg/l not determined | 10 µg/l | — | 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.
Indicator parameters (11)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonium | 0,16 mg/l | 0.5 mg/l | 32 % | Single value |
| Chloride | 15 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 6 % | Single value |
| Iron | 0,024 mg/l | 0.2 mg/l | 12 % | 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 | 6,5–9,5 | — | Single value |
| Sodium | 19 mg/l | 200 mg/l | 9 % | Single value |
| Sulphate | 6,2 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 2 % | Single value |
| Taste | not determined | für den Verbraucher annehmbar | — | Single value |
| Total organic carbon (TOC) | 1,7 mg/l | ohne anormale Veränderung | — | Single value |
| Turbidity | 0,22 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 (5)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 52 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Carbonate hardness | 9,2 Grad dH | — | — | Single value |
| Magnesium | 6,1 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Potassium | 2,9 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Total hardness | 8,7 Grad dH | — | — | 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.
Postcodes in this zone: 24589
Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Nortorf
- How hard is the water in Nortorf?
- Stadt Nortorf publishes a total hardness of 8.7 °dH for the supply zone Wasserwerk Nortorf (hardness range medium). 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 18/08/2026.
- How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Nortorf?
- Stadt Nortorf publishes a nitrate value of <0,5 mg/l for the supply zone Wasserwerk Nortorf. The statutory parametric value is 50 mg/l; the measured value lies below it and cannot be specified more precisely below the limit of quantification. Basis: Publication by the water supplier, retrieved on 18/08/2026.
- Who supplies the drinking water in Nortorf?
- Stadt Nortorf. The values shown here come from the supply zone Wasserwerk Nortorf 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.