Drinking water in Rüthen
One supply zone, water supplier: Stadtwasserwerk Rüthen.
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.
Versorgung OT Menzel, Hochbehälter Menzel
Stadtwasserwerk RüthenAssigned 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 18/03/2024. 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.
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 KBE/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
Show all recorded parameters (16 — most recent value per parameter)
Microbiology (2)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli (E. coli) | 0 KBE/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
| Intestinal enterococci | 0 KBE/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
Indicator parameters (10)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clostridium perfringens (including spores) | 0 KBE/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
| Coliform bacteria | 0 KBE/100 ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
| Colony count 22 °C | 0 KBE/ml | ohne anormale Veränderung | — | Single value |
| Colony count 36 °C | 0 KBE/ml | ohne anormale Veränderung | — | Single value |
| Colour | <0,1 1/m below limit of quantification | 0.5 m⁻¹ | — | Single value |
| Odour | ohne | für den Verbraucher annehmbar | — | Single value |
| pH | 7,33 | 6,5–9,5 | — | Single value |
| Taste | ohne | für den Verbraucher annehmbar | — | Single value |
| Temperature | 10,6 °C | — | — | Single value |
| Turbidity | 0,15 NTU | 1 NTU | — | Single value |
Further parameters (4)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 88,1 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Magnesium | 8,6 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Sum of alkaline earth metals | 2,56 mmol/l | — | — | Single value |
| Total hardness | 14,3 °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: 59602
Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Rüthen
- How hard is the water in Rüthen?
- Stadtwasserwerk Rüthen publishes a total hardness of 14.3 °dH for the supply zone Versorgung OT Menzel, Hochbehälter Menzel (hardness range hard). 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: Gelsenkirchen, 21.03.2024, retrieved on 25/07/2026.
- Who supplies the drinking water in Rüthen?
- Stadtwasserwerk Rüthen. The values shown here come from the supply zone Versorgung OT Menzel, Hochbehälter Menzel 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.