Drinking water in Porta Westfalica
One supply zone, water supplier: Stadtwerke Porta Westfalica GmbH.
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.
Grundwasserwerk Veltheim, Sprengelweg, 32457 Porta Westfalica, Reinwasserbehälter, Entnahmehahn
Stadtwerke Porta Westfalica GmbHAssigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.
No date is given for these values. The water supplier publishes the analysis without a sampling date and without a report date. When the water was examined is not apparent from the source — we do not add a date and we do not estimate one. What is stated is therefore only when we retrieved the document.
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 25 mg/l | 50 mg/l | 50 % | Single value |
| Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 MPN/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
| Sulphate | 64 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 26 % | Single value |
Show all recorded parameters (60 — most recent value per parameter)
Microbiology (1)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 MPN/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
Chemical parameters (38)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,2-dichloroethane | <0.0009 mg/l below limit of quantification | 3 µg/l | < 30 % * | Single value |
| 2,6-Dichlorobenzamide (BAM) | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| AMPA | <0.00005 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Atrazine | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Bentazone | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Benzene | <0.00030 mg/l below limit of quantification | 1 µg/l | < 30 % * | Single value |
| Boron | 0.110 mg/l | 1 mg/l | 11 % | Single value |
| Bromacil | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Bromodichloromethane | <0.0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Chloridazon | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Chlorotoluron | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Cyanide | <0.005 mg/l below limit of quantification | 50 µg/l | < 10 % * | Single value |
| Desethylatrazine | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Desisopropylatrazine | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Dibromochloromethane | <0.0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Dichlorprop-P | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Diuron | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Ethidimuron | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Ethofumesate | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Glyphosate | <0.00005 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Isoproturon | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| MCPA | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Mecoprop-P | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Mercury | <0.0003 mg/l below limit of quantification | 1 µg/l | < 30 % * | Single value |
| Metamitron | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Metazachlor | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Metolachlor | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Metoxuron | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Metribuzin | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Nitrate | 25 mg/l | 50 mg/l | 50 % | Single value |
| Nitrite | <0.01 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.5 mg/l | < 2 % * | Single value |
| Oxadixyl | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Simazine | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Terbuthylazine | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Tetrachloroethene | <0.0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Tribromomethane (bromoform) | <0.0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Trichloroethene | <0.0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Trichloromethane (chloroform) | <0.0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | 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 (1)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) | 0.00169 mg/l | 60 µg/l UBA guide value | 3 % | Single value |
For trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the German Drinking Water Ordinance does not specify a parametric value. The comparison is therefore made with the guide value of 60 µg/l issued by the Umweltbundesamt, which has replaced the earlier health-related guidance value of 3 µg/l. A guide value is not a legal maximum but a health-related classification.
Metabolites (8)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H-1,2,4-Triazole | <0.00008 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Desphenyl-chloridazon | 0.00025 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Dimethachlor acid CGA 50266 | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Dimethachlor sulfonic acid CGA 354742 | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Metazachlor sulfonic acid BH 479-8 | 0.00044 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Methyl-desphenyl-chloridazon | 0.00004 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| S-metolachlor acid CGA 51202/351916 | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| S-metolachlor sulfonic acid CGA 380168/354743 | <0.00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
Indicator parameters (9)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonium | <0.04 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.5 mg/l | < 8 % * | Single value |
| Chloride | 60 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 24 % | Single value |
| Coliform bacteria | 0 MPN/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
| Colony count 22 °C | 0 KBE/ml | ohne anormale Veränderung | — | Single value |
| Colour | <0.100 1/m below limit of quantification | 0.5 m⁻¹ | — | Single value |
| Conductivity (25 °C) | 755 µS/cm | 2,790 µS/cm | — | Single value |
| Odour | ohne | für den Verbraucher annehmbar | — | Single value |
| Sulphate | 64 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 26 % | Single value |
| Temperature | 11.9 °C | — | — | 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 (3)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid capacity to pH 4.3 | 4.7 mmol/l | — | — | Single value |
| Oxygen | 10.23 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Total hardness | 3.3 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.
Postcodes in this zone: 32457
Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Porta Westfalica
- How hard is the water in Porta Westfalica?
- Stadtwerke Porta Westfalica GmbH publishes a total hardness of 3.3 mmol/l for the supply zone Grundwasserwerk Veltheim, Sprengelweg, 32457 Porta Westfalica, Reinwasserbehälter, Entnahmehahn — that corresponds to 18.5 °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: 21.06.24, retrieved on 11/07/2026.
- How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Porta Westfalica?
- Stadtwerke Porta Westfalica GmbH publishes a nitrate value of 25 mg/l for the supply zone Grundwasserwerk Veltheim, Sprengelweg, 32457 Porta Westfalica, Reinwasserbehälter, Entnahmehahn. The statutory parametric value is 50 mg/l; the measured value represents 50 % of the parametric value. Basis: 21.06.24, retrieved on 11/07/2026.
- Who supplies the drinking water in Porta Westfalica?
- Stadtwerke Porta Westfalica GmbH. The values shown here come from the supply zone Grundwasserwerk Veltheim, Sprengelweg, 32457 Porta Westfalica, Reinwasserbehälter, Entnahmehahn 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.