Amber Valley, England

Your water in DE22

Amber Valley, Amber Valley

Your water is safe

We checked 13 things and found 2 worth knowing about

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Tests run

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Severn Trent

Your water company

Apr 2026

Last checked

Based on government water tests, your water in DE22 (Amber Valley) is supplied by Severn Trent. Based on the latest data (last sampled 2019-07-09), 13 parameters were tested with 2 exceeding recommended levels. The overall water quality score for DE22 is 8/10.

What we found

Here's what government tests found in water near you.

Substance	Found	Safe Level	WHO Safe Level	Status
Iron Source: Environment Agency	0.189 mg/L	0.2 mg/L	0.3 mg/L	Watch
Boron Source: Environment Agency	2.2 mg/L	1 mg/L	2.4 mg/L	Over limit
Temperature Source: Environment Agency	20.1 °C	—	—	Safe
Lead Source: Environment Agency	0.000491 mg/L	0.01 mg/L	0.01 mg/L	Safe
pH Source: Environment Agency	7.9 pH	—	—	Safe
Mercury Source: Environment Agency	0.000013 mg/L	0.001 mg/L	0.006 mg/L	Safe
Cadmium Source: Environment Agency	0.000106 mg/L	0.005 mg/L	0.003 mg/L	Safe
Ammonia Source: Environment Agency	0.048 mg/L	0.5 mg/L	—	Safe
Nitrate Source: Environment Agency	30.3 mg/L	50 mg/L	50 mg/L	Safe
Phosphate Source: Environment Agency	0.034 mg/L	—	—	Safe
Copper Source: Environment Agency	0.0022400000000000002 mg/L	2 mg/L	2 mg/L	Safe
Zinc Source: Environment Agency	0.00598 mg/L	—	—	Safe
Nickel Source: Environment Agency	0.00734 mg/L	0.02 mg/L	0.07 mg/L	Safe

Iron

Source: Environment Agency

Watch

Found

0.189 mg/L

Safe level

0.2 mg/L

WHO

0.3 mg/L

95% of safe level

Boron

Source: Environment Agency

Over limit

Found

2.2 mg/L

Safe level

1 mg/L

WHO

2.4 mg/L

100% of safe level

Temperature

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

20.1 °C

Safe level

—

WHO

—

0% of safe level

Lead

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

0.000491 mg/L

Safe level

0.01 mg/L

WHO

0.01 mg/L

5% of safe level

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

7.9 pH

Safe level

—

WHO

—

0% of safe level

Mercury

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

0.000013 mg/L

Safe level

0.001 mg/L

WHO

0.006 mg/L

1% of safe level

Cadmium

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

0.000106 mg/L

Safe level

0.005 mg/L

WHO

0.003 mg/L

2% of safe level

Ammonia

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

0.048 mg/L

Safe level

0.5 mg/L

WHO

—

10% of safe level

Nitrate

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

30.3 mg/L

Safe level

50 mg/L

WHO

50 mg/L

61% of safe level

Phosphate

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

0.034 mg/L

Safe level

—

WHO

—

0% of safe level

Copper

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

0.0022400000000000002 mg/L

Safe level

2 mg/L

WHO

2 mg/L

0% of safe level

Zinc

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

0.00598 mg/L

Safe level

—

WHO

—

0% of safe level

Nickel

Source: Environment Agency

Safe

Found

0.00734 mg/L

Safe level

0.02 mg/L

WHO

0.07 mg/L

37% of safe level

How it's changed

DE22quality score, 2020–2026

6.5

2020

6.8

2021

2022

7.3

2023

7.5

2024

7.8

2025

2026

Water quality has improved over the past 6 years.

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