BALHAM: supplier water report
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Thames Water · Supply area: BALHAM
Published water hardness
260mg/l as CaCO₃
Hard
Hardness reporting period: 2024
4 samples · reported range 258–261 mg/l
This hardness can contribute to limescale in kettles and appliances. Use the units in your appliance manual and follow its care instructions. Hardness is not a health or safety score.
2.60 mmol/l
A conversion of the published hardness, not another test. Follow your appliance’s model-specific instructions.
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Period: 2024. Summary values do not establish that every sample complied. Read the supplier’s notes for investigations and actions.
Hardness and minerals 7 parameters
Useful for understanding mineral composition and appliance settings. Different minerals are separate measurements; hardness does not determine them all.
Hardness (Total) as CaCO3260 mg/l as CaCO₃
Source parameter: Hardness (Total) as CaCO3. Published mean: 260 mg/l as CaCO₃.
Samples: 4. Range: 258 to 261.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Fluoride as F0.14 mg/l
Source parameter: Fluoride as F. Published mean: 0.14 mg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: 0.13 to 0.17.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Magnesium4.4 mg/l
Source parameter: Magnesium. Published mean: 4.4 mg/l.
Samples: 4. Range: 4.2 to 4.7.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Alkalinity as CaCO3205 mg/l as CaCO₃
Source parameter: Alkalinity as CaCO3. Published mean: 205 mg/l as CaCO₃.
Samples: 4. Range: 199 to 211.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Sodium as Na24 mg/l
Source parameter: Sodium as Na. Published mean: 24 mg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: 20 to 27.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Chloride as Cl35 mg/l
Source parameter: Chloride as Cl. Published mean: 35 mg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: 31 to 40.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Sulphate as SO441 mg/l
Source parameter: Sulphate as SO4. Published mean: 41 mg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: 39 to 44.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Taste, appearance and treatment 5 parameters
These are published sample results. They cannot diagnose a change in taste, smell or appearance at your tap today.
pH (acidity / alkalinity)7.8 pH units
Source parameter: Hydrogen Ion. Published mean: 7.8 pH units.
Samples: 36. Range: 7.6 to 7.9.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Chlorine (Residual)0.53 mg/l
Source parameter: Chlorine (Residual). Published mean: 0.53 mg/l.
Samples: 96. Range: 0.14 to 0.79.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Colour1.9 mg/l Pt/Co
Source parameter: Colour. Published mean: 1.9 mg/l Pt/Co.
Samples: 36. Range: <1.8 to 2.8.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Turbidity0.12 FTU
Source parameter: Turbidity. Published mean: 0.12 FTU.
Samples: 36. Range: <0.09 to 0.31.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Conductivity537 µS/cm
Source parameter: Conductivity. Published mean: 537 µS/cm.
Samples: 36. Range: 510 to 589.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Metals 8 parameters
Keep the units and sampling context when comparing results. Plumbing at an individual property can affect metal measurements.
Lead as Pb2.4 µg/l
Source parameter: Lead as Pb. Published mean: 2.4 µg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: <0.9 to 8.4.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Iron as Fe5 µg/l
Source parameter: Iron as Fe. Published mean: 5 µg/l.
Samples: 36. Range: <5 to 6.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Aluminium as Al8.7 µg/l
Source parameter: Aluminium as Al. Published mean: 8.7 µg/l.
Samples: 36. Range: <8.2 to 15.8.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Copper as Cu0.036 mg/l
Source parameter: Copper as Cu. Published mean: 0.036 mg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: <0.014 to 0.118.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Manganese as Mn<0.5 µg/l
Source parameter: Manganese as Mn. Published mean: <0.5 µg/l.
The symbol is part of the source result; do not treat this as an exact concentration.
Samples: 36. Range: <0.5 to <0.5.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Nickel as Ni1.1 µg/l
Source parameter: Nickel as Ni. Published mean: 1.1 µg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: <0.7 to 1.5.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Arsenic as As0.9 µg/l
Source parameter: Arsenic as As. Published mean: 0.9 µg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: <0.7 to 1.1.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Selenium as Se0.5 µg/l
Source parameter: Selenium as Se. Published mean: 0.5 µg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: <0.4 to 0.6.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Other monitored substances 4 parameters
The source names are retained so you can find the same entry in the original report. A less-than symbol means the reported number is not an exact concentration.
Nitrate as NO323 mg/l
Source parameter: Nitrate as NO3. Published mean: 23 mg/l.
Samples: 36. Range: 20 to 26.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Trihalomethanes19 µg/l
Source parameter: Trihalomethanes. Published mean: 19 µg/l.
Samples: 8. Range: 13 to 23.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Bromate1 µg/l
Source parameter: Bromate. Published mean: 1 µg/l.
Samples: 54. Range: <0.5 to 1.6.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Ammonium as NH40.11 mg/l
Source parameter: Ammonium as NH4. Published mean: 0.11 mg/l.
Samples: 36. Range: 0.04 to 0.17.
Compliance counts are not retained for this entry. Check the original report.
Unlisted parameters are not necessarily absent from the water. They may be unavailable in this extraction. The full supplier report remains the primary reference.
Source, dates and help
- Reporting period
- 2024
- Source retrieved
- 2026-02-27
- Last verified source check
- 2026-09-06
- Original source
- Thames Water report
Published area statistics are not a test at your home or a current incident report.
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