Drinking water in Steinfurt
One supply zone, water supplier: Stadtwerke Steinfurt GmbH.
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.
Ahlintel
Stadtwerke Steinfurt GmbHAssigned via the water supplier — the exact supply zone boundary within the postcode is not yet linked.
Water hardness
13.7 °dH
Hardness range medium
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 16 mg/l | 50 mg/l | 32 % | Single value |
| Lead | <0,0020 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Sulphate | 60 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 24 % | Single value |
| Sodium | 15,8 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 (85 — most recent value per parameter)
Microbiology (1)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intestinal enterococci | 0 KBE/100ml | 0/100 ml | — | Single value |
Chemical parameters (59)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,2-dichloroethane | <0,0010 mg/l below limit of quantification | 3 µg/l | < 33 % * | Single value |
| 2,4-D | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Antimony | <0,0015 mg/l below limit of quantification | 5 µg/l | < 30 % * | Single value |
| Arsenic | <0,0025 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 25 % * | 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 | <0,0003 mg/l below limit of quantification | 1 µg/l | < 30 % * | Single value |
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | <0,000007 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Benzo(ghi)perylene | <0,000007 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | <0,000007 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Boron | 0,035 mg/l | 1 mg/l | 4 % | Single value |
| Bromacil | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Bromate | <0,0020 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Bromoxynil | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Cadmium | <0,0003 mg/l below limit of quantification | 3 µg/l | < 10 % * | Single value |
| Carbetamide | <0,00003 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 |
| Chromium | <0,0005 mg/l below limit of quantification | 25 µg/l | < 2 % * | Single value |
| Clopyralid | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Copper | <0,0500 mg/l below limit of quantification | 2 mg/l | < 3 % * | Single value |
| Cyanide | <0,0020 mg/l below limit of quantification | 50 µg/l | < 4 % * | Single value |
| Desethylatrazine | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Desethylterbuthylazine | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Desisopropylatrazine | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Dicamba | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Dichlorprop | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Diflufenican | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Dimefuron | <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 |
| Flufenacet | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Fluoride | 0,12 mg/l | 1.5 mg/l | 8 % | Single value |
| Hexazinone | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene | <0,000007 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Isoproturon | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Lead | <0,0020 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| MCPA | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Mecoprop | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Metamitron | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Metazachlor | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Methabenzthiazuron | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Metolachlor | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Metribuzin | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Nickel | <0,0010 mg/l below limit of quantification | 20 µg/l | < 5 % * | Single value |
| Nitrate | 16 mg/l | 50 mg/l | 32 % | Single value |
| Nitrite | <0,0300 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.5 mg/l | < 6 % * | Single value |
| Pendimethalin | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Pesticides — Total | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.5 µg/l | < 6 % * | Single value |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | <0,00002 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.1 µg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Prosulfocarb | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Quinmerac | <0,00003 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Selenium | <0,0010 mg/l below limit of quantification | 10 µg/l | < 10 % * | 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 | <0,0015 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Trichloroethene | <0,0015 mg/l below limit of quantification | — | — | Single value |
| Trihalomethanes — Total | 0 mg/l | 50 µg/l | 0 % | Single value |
| Uranium | 0,0003 mg/l | 10 µg/l | 3 % | 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 (16)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium | <0,0400 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.2 mg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Ammonium | <0,1000 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.5 mg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Calcite dissolution capacity | 0 mg/l | 5 mg/l CaCO3 | — | Single value |
| Chloride | 26 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 10 % | 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 |
| Conductivity (25 °C) | 600 µS/cm | 2,790 µS/cm | — | Single value |
| Iron | <0,0400 mg/l below limit of quantification | 0.2 mg/l | < 20 % * | Single value |
| Manganese | <0,0300 mg/l below limit of quantification | 50 µg/l | < 60 % * | Single value |
| Odour | geruchlos | für den Verbraucher annehmbar | — | Single value |
| Oxidisability | 4,07 mg/l O2 | 5 mg/l O2 | — | Single value |
| Sodium | 15,8 mg/l | 200 mg/l | 8 % | Single value |
| Sulphate | 60 mg/l | 250 mg/l | 24 % | Single value |
| Taste | Kein Geschmack | für den Verbraucher annehmbar | — | Single value |
| Total organic carbon (TOC) | 4,23 mg/l | ohne anormale Veränderung | — | Single value |
| Turbidity | 0,14 FTU | 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 (9)
| Parameter | Value | Parametric value | Share of the parametric value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOX (adsorbable organically bound halogens) | 0,013 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Calcite precipitation capacity | 9,73 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Calcium | 89,4 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Carbonate hardness | 10,9 °dH | — | — | Single value |
| Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) | 4,15 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Hydrogen carbonate | 238 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Magnesium | 5,15 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Potassium | 5,7 mg/l | — | — | Single value |
| Total hardness | 13,7 °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.
Source: https://www.swst.de/medien/wasser/trinkwasseranalyse · vom 5. Mai 2026 · retrieved on 25/07/2026
Postcodes in this zone: 48565
Frequently asked questions about drinking water in Steinfurt
- How hard is the water in Steinfurt?
- Stadtwerke Steinfurt GmbH publishes a total hardness of 13.7 °dH for the supply zone Ahlintel (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: vom 5. Mai 2026, retrieved on 25/07/2026.
- How much nitrate is in the drinking water in Steinfurt?
- Stadtwerke Steinfurt GmbH publishes a nitrate value of 16 mg/l for the supply zone Ahlintel. The statutory parametric value is 50 mg/l; the measured value represents 32 % of the parametric value. Basis: vom 5. Mai 2026, retrieved on 25/07/2026.
- Who supplies the drinking water in Steinfurt?
- Stadtwerke Steinfurt GmbH. The values shown here come from the supply zone Ahlintel 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.