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Drinking water quality

The drinking water in Boden Municipality is regularly tested and meets current quality standards. The water is soft, safe to use and drink.

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How the water is tested

The municipality’s drinking water is regularly analyzed according to the rules of the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket). You can access summary information here. For more detailed results, you can book a review with municipal staff who are specialists in water analysis. Contact the Department of Water, Sewage, and Waste.

Values for different areas

Here you can see the pH, hardness, and fluoride levels for water in different parts of the municipality:

  • Boden, Sävast, Heden, Kusån, Kusön, Rasmyran, Degerbäcken, Karlberg, Östra Råbäcken, Unbyn: pH 7.96, hardness 3.0, fluoride 0.5
  • Norra, Södra and Övre Bredåker: pH 7.9, hardness 2.3, fluoride 0.2
  • Brännberg: pH 7.93, hardness 1.0, fluoride 0.13
  • Gunnarsbyn, Överstbyn, Rörån: pH 7.9, hardness 1.3, fluoride 0.19
  • Harads, Bodträskfors, Södra Harads: pH 7.72, hardness 1.9, fluoride 0.8
  • Lakaträsk: pH 7.45, hardness 1.5, fluoride 0.8
  • Sandträsk: pH 8.2, hardness 2.1, fluoride 0.34
  • Skogså, Svartbäcken: pH 8.0, hardness 2.0, fluoride 0.47
  • Storsand: pH 8.47, hardness 2.6, fluoride 0.4
  • Sörbyn: pH 8.2, hardness 4.4, fluoride 1.4
  • Vändträsk: pH 7.95, hardness 2.5, fluoride 1.3
  • Övre Svartlå, Bovallen: pH 7.8, hardness 3.6, fluoride 0.17

What do the values mean?

pH level

Good drinking water should have a pH between 7.5 and 9.0. Almost all areas in the municipality are within this range.

Water hardness

All drinking water in Boden Municipality is soft because hardness is below 5. This means you can use the lowest recommended dose of laundry and dish detergent. If laundry is not heavily soiled, you can even skip the pre-wash.

Fluorid

Fluoride levels are low throughout the municipality and below the limit of 1.5 milligrams per liter, which would otherwise make the water unsuitable.

How this affects you as a resident

The water is safe to drink throughout the municipality. You do not need to worry about high fluoride levels or hard water. Because the water is soft, you can also save on both laundry and dish detergent.

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Contact

Department of Water, Sewage, and Waste

E-mail: va_renhallning@boden.se

Phone: +46 921 620 00