How hard is the water in Schöneck?

OVAG publishes the hardness range mittel for the supply zone Echzell. 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: 17.09.2025, retrieved on 13/07/2026.

Who supplies the drinking water in Schöneck?

OVAG. The values shown here come from the supply zone Echzell 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 Schöneck

5 supply zones — values can differ depending on the district. Below is the zone with the most documented parameters, the others collapsed underneath. To determine the exact match, look up the postcode.

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.

Echzell

OVAG

Assigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.

Water hardness

2,00 (11,22 °dH) mmol / l

Hardness range mittel

Key values Echzell
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	17 mg / l	50 mg/l	—	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg / l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	—	Single value
Sulphate	16 mg / l	250 mg/l	—	Single value
Sodium	10 (0,43 mmol / l) mg / l	200 mg/l	—	Single value

Show all recorded parameters (22 — most recent value per parameter)

Chemical parameters (6)

Chemical parameters – Echzell
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Copper	<0,02 mg / l below limit of quantification	2 mg/l	—	Single value
Fluoride	<0,2 mg / l below limit of quantification	1.5 mg/l	—	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg / l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	—	Single value
Nitrate	17 mg / l	50 mg/l	—	Single value
Nitrite	<0,04 mg / l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	—	Single value
Uranium	<0,001 mg / l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	—	Single value

Indicator parameters (8)

Indicator parameters – Echzell
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Ammonium	<0,1 mg / l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	—	Single value
Calcite dissolution capacity	-2,7 mg / l	5 mg/l CaCO3	—	Single value
Chloride	18 mg / l	250 mg/l	—	Single value
Conductivity (25 °C)	426 µS / cm	2,790 µS/cm	—	Single value
Iron	<0,02 mg / l below limit of quantification	0.2 mg/l	—	Single value
pH	7,62	6,5–9,5	—	Single value
Sodium	10 (0,43 mmol / l) mg / l	200 mg/l	—	Single value
Sulphate	16 mg / l	250 mg/l	—	Single value

Further parameters (8)

Further parameters – Echzell
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	41 (1,02 mmol / l) mg / l	—	—	Single value
Carbonate hardness	1,8 (10,1 °dH) mmol / l	—	—	Single value
Hardness range (WRMG)	mittel	—	—	Single value
Magnesium	24 (0,99 mmol / l) mg / l	—	—	Single value
Phosphate	<0,2 mg / l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Potassium	2,4 (0,06 mmol / l) mg / l	—	—	Single value
Silicate / silicic acid	34 mg / l	—	—	Single value
Total hardness	2,00 (11,22 °dH) 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://www.ovag.de/wasser/trinkwasserqualitaet/orte.html?commune_picker=Echzell&district_picker=Echzell · 17.09.2025 · retrieved on 13/07/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 61137

Show 4 more supply zones

Harbwerk

Zweckverband für die Wasserversorgung Karben

Assigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.

Water hardness

Hardness range 2,4

Key values Harbwerk
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	13 mg/l	50 mg/l	26 %	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value
Sulphate	25 mg/l	250 mg/l	10 %	Single value
Sodium	15 mg/l	200 mg/l	8 %	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 (63 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (2)

Microbiology – Harbwerk
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value
Intestinal enterococci	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value

Chemical parameters (22)

Chemical parameters – Harbwerk
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	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Benzene	<0,0003 mg/l below limit of quantification	1 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Benzo(a)pyrene	<0,000003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 ng/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Benzo(b)fluoranthene	<0,00001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Benzo(ghi)perylene	<0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Benzo(k)fluoranthene	<0,00001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Bisphenol A	<0,0001 mg/l below limit of quantification	2.5 µg/l	< 4 % *	Single value
Boron	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	1 mg/l	< 2 % *	Single value
Bromodichloromethane	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Cadmium	<0,0005 mg/l below limit of quantification	3 µg/l	< 17 % *	Single value
Copper	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	2 mg/l	< 1 % *	Single value
Dibromochloromethane	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Fluoride	<0,2 mg/l below limit of quantification	1.5 mg/l	< 13 % *	Single value
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene	<0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Mercury	<0,0003 mg/l below limit of quantification	1 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Nickel	<0,005 mg/l below limit of quantification	20 µg/l	< 25 % *	Single value
Nitrate	13 mg/l	50 mg/l	26 %	Single value
Nitrite	<0,04 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	< 8 % *	Single value
Selenium	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Uranium	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 10 % *	Single value

PFAS (16)

PFAS – Harbwerk
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (PFDS)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluoroheptane sulfonic acid (PFHpS)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorononane sulfonic acid (PFNS)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorotridecanesulfonic acid (PFTrDS)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)	<0,0000010 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value

Indicator parameters (17)

Indicator parameters – Harbwerk
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	<0,10 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	< 20 % *	Single value
Calcite dissolution capacity	-11 mg/l	5 mg/l CaCO3	—	Single value
Chloride	34 mg/l	250 mg/l	14 %	Single value
Coliform bacteria	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value
Colony count 22 °C	2 KbE / 1ml	ohne anormale Veränderung	—	Single value
Colony count 36 °C	3 KbE / 1ml	ohne anormale Veränderung	—	Single value
Colour	<0,10 1/m below limit of quantification	0.5 m⁻¹	—	Single value
Iron	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.2 mg/l	< 10 % *	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
Oxidisability	<0,5 mg/l below limit of quantification	5 mg/l O2	—	Single value
pH	7,82	6,5–9,5	—	Single value
Sodium	15 mg/l	200 mg/l	8 %	Single value
Sulphate	25 mg/l	250 mg/l	10 %	Single value
Taste	neutral	für den Verbraucher annehmbar	—	Single value
Turbidity	<0,20 NTU below limit of quantification	1 NTU	—	Single value

Further parameters (6)

Further parameters – Harbwerk
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Acid capacity to pH 4.3	3,46 mmol/l	—	—	Single value
Calcium	70 mg/l	—	—	Single value
Carbonate hardness	1,7 mmol/l	—	—	Single value
Hardness range (WRMG)	2,4 mmol/l	—	—	Single value
Magnesium	15 mg/l	—	—	Single value
Potassium	4,0 mg/l	—	—	Single value

Source: karben-5ae9b5af.pdf · 15.01.2026 · Trinkwasseruntersuchung IV. Quartal 2025 · retrieved on 11/07/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 61137

HB Pelzkappe

Zweckverband für die Wasserversorgung Karben

Assigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.

Water hardness

Hardness range 1,9

Key values HB Pelzkappe
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	14 mg/l	50 mg/l	28 %	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value
Sulphate	13 mg/l	250 mg/l	5 %	Single value
Sodium	11 mg/l	200 mg/l	5 %	Single value

Show all recorded parameters (47 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (2)

Microbiology – HB Pelzkappe
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value
Intestinal enterococci	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value

Chemical parameters (22)

Chemical parameters – HB Pelzkappe
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	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Benzene	<0,0003 mg/l below limit of quantification	1 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Benzo(a)pyrene	<0,000003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 ng/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Benzo(b)fluoranthene	<0,00001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Benzo(ghi)perylene	<0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Benzo(k)fluoranthene	<0,00001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Bisphenol A	<0,0001 mg/l below limit of quantification	2.5 µg/l	< 4 % *	Single value
Boron	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	1 mg/l	< 2 % *	Single value
Bromodichloromethane	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Cadmium	<0,0005 mg/l below limit of quantification	3 µg/l	< 17 % *	Single value
Copper	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	2 mg/l	< 1 % *	Single value
Dibromochloromethane	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Fluoride	<0,2 mg/l below limit of quantification	1.5 mg/l	< 13 % *	Single value
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene	<0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Mercury	<0,0003 mg/l below limit of quantification	1 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Nickel	<0,005 mg/l below limit of quantification	20 µg/l	< 25 % *	Single value
Nitrate	14 mg/l	50 mg/l	28 %	Single value
Nitrite	<0,04 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	< 8 % *	Single value
Selenium	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Uranium	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 10 % *	Single value

Indicator parameters (17)

Indicator parameters – HB Pelzkappe
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	<0,10 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	< 20 % *	Single value
Calcite dissolution capacity	-2,4 mg/l	5 mg/l CaCO3	—	Single value
Chloride	17 mg/l	250 mg/l	7 %	Single value
Coliform bacteria	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value
Colony count 22 °C	0 KbE / 1ml	ohne anormale Veränderung	—	Single value
Colony count 36 °C	0 KbE / 1ml	ohne anormale Veränderung	—	Single value
Colour	<0,10 1/m below limit of quantification	0.5 m⁻¹	—	Single value
Iron	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.2 mg/l	< 10 % *	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
Oxidisability	<0,5 mg/l below limit of quantification	5 mg/l O2	—	Single value
pH	7,85	6,5–9,5	—	Single value
Sodium	11 mg/l	200 mg/l	5 %	Single value
Sulphate	13 mg/l	250 mg/l	5 %	Single value
Taste	neutral	für den Verbraucher annehmbar	—	Single value
Turbidity	<0,20 NTU below limit of quantification	1 NTU	—	Single value

Further parameters (6)

Further parameters – HB Pelzkappe
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Acid capacity to pH 4.3	3,27 mmol/l	—	—	Single value
Calcium	35 mg/l	—	—	Single value
Carbonate hardness	1,6 mmol/l	—	—	Single value
Hardness range (WRMG)	1,9 mmol/l	—	—	Single value
Magnesium	25 mg/l	—	—	Single value
Potassium	2,7 mg/l	—	—	Single value

Source: karben-d1e8c2d4.pdf · 15.01.2026 · IV. Quartal 2025 (Untersuchungszeitraum 01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026) · retrieved on 11/07/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 61137

Netzwasser, Kloppenheim, HB Schäferköppel

Zweckverband für die Wasserversorgung Karben

Assigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.

Water hardness

Hardness range 2,3

Key values Netzwasser, Kloppenheim, HB Schäferköppel
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	14 mg/l	50 mg/l	28 %	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value
Sulphate	24 mg/l	250 mg/l	10 %	Single value
Sodium	15 mg/l	200 mg/l	8 %	Single value

Show all recorded parameters (47 — most recent value per parameter)

Microbiology (2)

Microbiology – Netzwasser, Kloppenheim, HB Schäferköppel
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Escherichia coli (E. coli)	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value
Intestinal enterococci	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value

Chemical parameters (22)

Chemical parameters – Netzwasser, Kloppenheim, HB Schäferköppel
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	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Benzene	<0,0003 mg/l below limit of quantification	1 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Benzo(a)pyrene	<0,000003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 ng/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Benzo(b)fluoranthene	<0,00001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Benzo(ghi)perylene	<0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Benzo(k)fluoranthene	<0,00001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Bisphenol A	<0,0001 mg/l below limit of quantification	2.5 µg/l	< 4 % *	Single value
Boron	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	1 mg/l	< 2 % *	Single value
Bromodichloromethane	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Cadmium	<0,0005 mg/l below limit of quantification	3 µg/l	< 17 % *	Single value
Copper	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	2 mg/l	< 1 % *	Single value
Dibromochloromethane	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Fluoride	<0,2 mg/l below limit of quantification	1.5 mg/l	< 13 % *	Single value
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene	<0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Mercury	<0,0003 mg/l below limit of quantification	1 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Nickel	<0,005 mg/l below limit of quantification	20 µg/l	< 25 % *	Single value
Nitrate	14 mg/l	50 mg/l	28 %	Single value
Nitrite	<0,04 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	< 8 % *	Single value
Selenium	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Uranium	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 10 % *	Single value

Indicator parameters (17)

Indicator parameters – Netzwasser, Kloppenheim, HB Schäferköppel
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	<0,10 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	< 20 % *	Single value
Calcite dissolution capacity	-9,7 mg/l	5 mg/l CaCO3	—	Single value
Chloride	32 mg/l	250 mg/l	13 %	Single value
Coliform bacteria	0 KbE / 100ml	0/100 ml	—	Single value
Colony count 22 °C	2 KbE / 1ml	ohne anormale Veränderung	—	Single value
Colony count 36 °C	0 KbE / 1ml	ohne anormale Veränderung	—	Single value
Colour	<0,10 1/m below limit of quantification	0.5 m⁻¹	—	Single value
Iron	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.2 mg/l	< 10 % *	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
Oxidisability	<0,5 mg/l below limit of quantification	5 mg/l O2	—	Single value
pH	7,79	6,5–9,5	—	Single value
Sodium	15 mg/l	200 mg/l	8 %	Single value
Sulphate	24 mg/l	250 mg/l	10 %	Single value
Taste	neutral	für den Verbraucher annehmbar	—	Single value
Turbidity	<0,20 NTU below limit of quantification	1 NTU	—	Single value

Further parameters (6)

Further parameters – Netzwasser, Kloppenheim, HB Schäferköppel
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Acid capacity to pH 4.3	3,53 mmol/l	—	—	Single value
Calcium	63 mg/l	—	—	Single value
Carbonate hardness	1,8 mmol/l	—	—	Single value
Hardness range (WRMG)	2,3 mmol/l	—	—	Single value
Magnesium	17 mg/l	—	—	Single value
Potassium	2,9 mg/l	—	—	Single value

Source: karben-f7dd83cc.pdf · 15.01.2026 · Untersuchungszeitraum 01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026 / Trinkwasseruntersuchung IV. Quartal 2025 · retrieved on 11/07/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 61137

Probeentnahmeort - Übergabe Bad Nauheim B3a

Reichelsheim

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 20/08/2024. 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.

Water hardness

1,30 mmol/l (7,29 °dH)

Hardness range weich

Key values Probeentnahmeort - Übergabe Bad Nauheim B3a
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Nitrate	19 mg/l	50 mg/l	38 %	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Sulphate	5,5 mg/l	250 mg/l	2 %	Single value
Sodium	5,6 mg/l (0,24 mmol/l) Unit not stated in the document	200 mg/l	—	Single value

Show all recorded parameters (22 — most recent value per parameter)

Chemical parameters (6)

Chemical parameters – Probeentnahmeort - Übergabe Bad Nauheim B3a
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Copper	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	2 mg/l	< 1 % *	Single value
Fluoride	<0,2 mg/l below limit of quantification	1.5 mg/l	< 13 % *	Single value
Lead	<0,003 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 30 % *	Single value
Nitrate	19 mg/l	50 mg/l	38 %	Single value
Nitrite	<0,04 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	< 8 % *	Single value
Uranium	<0,001 mg/l below limit of quantification	10 µg/l	< 10 % *	Single value

Indicator parameters (8)

Indicator parameters – Probeentnahmeort - Übergabe Bad Nauheim B3a
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Ammonium	<0,1 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.5 mg/l	< 20 % *	Single value
Calcite dissolution capacity	5,6 mg/l	5 mg/l CaCO3	—	Single value
Chloride	12 mg/l	250 mg/l	5 %	Single value
Conductivity (25 °C)	274 µS/cm	2,790 µS/cm	—	Single value
Iron	<0,02 mg/l below limit of quantification	0.2 mg/l	< 10 % *	Single value
pH	7,65	6,5–9,5	—	Single value
Sodium	5,6 mg/l (0,24 mmol/l) Unit not stated in the document	200 mg/l	—	Single value
Sulphate	5,5 mg/l	250 mg/l	2 %	Single value

Further parameters (8)

Further parameters – Probeentnahmeort - Übergabe Bad Nauheim B3a
Parameter	Value	Parametric value	Share of the parametric value	Reference
Calcium	26 mg/l (0,65 mmol/l)	—	—	Single value
Carbonate hardness	1 mmol/l (5,61 °dH)	—	—	Single value
Hardness range (WRMG)	weich	—	—	Single value
Magnesium	15 mg/l (0,62 mmol/l)	—	—	Single value
Phosphate	<0,2 mg/l below limit of quantification	—	—	Single value
Potassium	1,3 mg/l (0,03 mmol/l)	—	—	Single value
Silicate / silicic acid	33 mg/l	—	—	Single value
Total hardness	1,30 mmol/l (7,29 °dH)	—	—	Single value

Source: https://www.stadt-reichelsheim.de/leben-wohnen/stadtinformationen/trinkwasserqualitaet/2024-10-08-qualitaetsparameter-uebergabe-bad-nauheim-b3a.pdf?cid=5vw · 20.08.2024 · retrieved on 13/07/2026

Postcodes in this zone: 61137

Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Schöneck

How hard is the water in Schöneck?: OVAG publishes the hardness range mittel for the supply zone Echzell. 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: 17.09.2025, retrieved on 13/07/2026.
Who supplies the drinking water in Schöneck?: OVAG. The values shown here come from the supply zone Echzell 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.