Silver

Status: No national drinking water standard exists

Silver occurs naturally in surface and groundwater and can be added to water as a biocide that inhibits growth of bacteria and algae. Increasingly, the use of antimicrobial nano-sized silver particles in consumer products contributes to silver in water sources used for drinking water.

2015-2017:

FOUND

states detected

532

utilities detected

5.0 million

people served

States reporting silver in drinking water

	UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION
State	Utilities	People Served
Florida		236	1,616,442
Kentucky		12	863,064
Wisconsin		95	538,492
Utah		5	501,699
Texas		52	370,864
Alaska		5	243,862
Virginia		17	192,463
New Jersey		35	188,431
Alabama		7	119,075
Washington		13	98,856
Massachusetts		6	62,556
Nevada		3	59,900
Louisiana		15	49,936
Pennsylvania		3	48,670
Connecticut		7	19,373
Illinois		1	18,992
Arkansas		6	18,943
West Virginia		2	18,553
California		6	4,944
Missouri		2	1,253
New York		3	807
Ohio		1	500

LESS

Filtering technologies that reduce silver

Utilities with the highest amounts of silver, 2015-2017

ALL UTILITIES

LARGE UTILITIES

Utility	Location	Tests	Average level	People served
Speer Mobile Home Park	Plant City, FL	1 of 1	73.0 ppb	270
St. Tam Parish Salvation Manor St.. Joe	Covington, LA	2 of 2	60.0 ppb	296
NJ American Water - West Jersey	Cherry Hill, NJ	1 of 4	52.3 ppb	744
Utilities Inc. - Green Brier Water Supply	Covington, LA	2 of 4	50.0 ppb	1,341
Apalachicola, City of	Apalachicola, FL	1 of 1	40.0 ppb	4,710
United Water System	Arnaudville, LA	2 of 4	40.0 ppb	4,114
Midway Water System Inc.*	Gulf Breeze, FL	3 of 3	40.0 ppb	15,961
City of Defuniak Springs	Defuniak Springs, FL	5 of 5	40.0 ppb	17,094
Eglin West/housing	Eglin Afb, FL	7 of 8	36.3 ppb	3,500
Fruit Cove Oaks	Fruit Cove, FL	1 of 1	36.0 ppb	463
Placer Csa - Sheridan	Auburn, CA	1 of 1	35.7 ppb	600
Platteville Waterworks	Platteville, WI	2 of 2	28.5 ppb	12,268
Auburn Valley Community Service Dis	Auburn, CA	2 of 6	23.9 ppb	290
College Mobile Home Park	Orlando, FL	1 of 1	22.0 ppb	90
Stoddard Waterworks	Stoddard, WI	2 of 2	21.0 ppb	793
South Walton Utility Company*	Miramar Beach, FL	4 of 8	20.0 ppb	22,295
Folsom Water Supply	Folsom, LA	2 of 4	20.0 ppb	1,845
Campbellsport Waterworks	Campbellsport, WI	1 of 1	18.9 ppb	2,016
Quantico, Town Of	Quantico, VA	1 of 2	18.5 ppb	670
Quantico Marine Base-Mainside*	Quantico, VA	1 of 2	18.5 ppb	14,525
Lake Region Mobile Home Village	Haines City, FL	1 of 2	16.3 ppb	930
Westby Waterworks	Westby, WI	1 of 2	16.0 ppb	2,228
Sandstone Lake Water Supply	Franklinton, LA	4 of 4	15.0 ppb	25
Juniper Hill Water Company	Stow, MA	1 of 3	14.3 ppb	220
Merrillan Waterworks	Merrillan, WI	1 of 2	14.2 ppb	531
Suwannee Water & Sewer District	Suwannee, FL	1 of 1	14.0 ppb	1,300
Landfair Subdivision	Ocala, FL	1 of 1	13.0 ppb	580
Rapidan Service Authority*	Ruckersville, VA	1 of 4	12.5 ppb	7,719
Rippin Run Subdivision	Stanardsville, VA	1 of 4	12.5 ppb	40
Warrens Waterworks	Warrens, WI	1 of 2	12.4 ppb	315
Eastman Waterworks	Eastman, WI	1 of 1	12.2 ppb	427
Mondovi Waterworks	Mondovi, WI	2 of 3	12.1 ppb	2,667
Neillsville Waterworks	Neillsville, WI	1 of 1	11.7 ppb	2,761
Clear Ridge Wa	Big Sur, CA	1 of 1	11.0 ppb	123
Somerset Waterworks	Somerset, WI	2 of 2	10.9 ppb	2,646
Edmund Tn Of Linden San District 1	Edmund, WI	1 of 1	10.7 ppb	110
Hancock Waterworks	Hancock, WI	1 of 2	10.5 ppb	462
29 Palms Trailer Park	Angie, LA	2 of 2	10.00 ppb	25
St. Tam Parish- Ben Thomas Rd.	Covington, LA	2 of 2	10.00 ppb	220
Martin Creek	Roanoke, VA	1 of 6	9.68 ppb	495
Antone Mountain Mobile Home Park	Queensbury, NY	1 of 2	9.55 ppb	118
Greenbriar I	Hernando, FL	1 of 1	9.10 ppb	300
Fanning Springs Ws	Fanning Springs, FL	1 of 1	8.90 ppb	900
Pepin Waterworks	Pepin, WI	2 of 3	8.81 ppb	940
Lake Geneva Mobile Home Park	Lake Geneva, FL	1 of 1	8.80 ppb	66
Horicon Waterworks	Horicon, WI	3 of 3	8.73 ppb	3,682
West Feliciana Consol Wwks District 13	St. Francisville, LA	6 of 10	8.00 ppb	10,956
Viola Waterworks	Viola, WI	2 of 2	7.85 ppb	667
Brodhead Waterworks	Brodhead, WI	2 of 2	7.82 ppb	3,216
Equestrian Estates	Dublin, TX	1 of 1	7.70 ppb	129

* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Silver, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.

Utility	Location	Tests	Average level	People served
Midway Water System Inc.*	Gulf Breeze, FL	3 of 3	40.0 ppb	15,961
City of Defuniak Springs	Defuniak Springs, FL	5 of 5	40.0 ppb	17,094
Platteville Waterworks	Platteville, WI	2 of 2	28.5 ppb	12,268
South Walton Utility Company*	Miramar Beach, FL	4 of 8	20.0 ppb	22,295
Quantico Marine Base-Mainside*	Quantico, VA	1 of 2	18.5 ppb	14,525
West Feliciana Consol Wwks District 13	St. Francisville, LA	6 of 10	8.00 ppb	10,956
Onalaska Waterworks	Onalaska, WI	4 of 4	7.54 ppb	18,000
Little Sumter Utilities 3wps	The Villages, FL	3 of 3	4.03 ppb	25,382
Northampton Boro Municipal Authority*	Northampton, PA	1 of 1	4.00 ppb	40,000
Villages of Lake - Sumter - WTPs 1 3 & 5	The Villages, FL	4 of 7	3.20 ppb	24,533
Ashwaubenon Waterworks*	Green Bay, WI	1 of 1	2.00 ppb	17,730
Green Bay Waterworks*	Green Bay, WI	1 of 1	2.00 ppb	104,057
Beverly Hills / Rolling Oaks Subdivision	Beverly Hills, FL	8 of 9	1.39 ppb	12,426
North Port Utilities	North Port, FL	1 of 1	1.000 ppb	42,477
R. C. Willis WTP (City of Palatka)	Palatka, FL	1 of 1	1.000 ppb	11,900
Wareham Fire District	Wareham, MA	1 of 6	1.000 ppb	20,748
Marion Waterworks*	Marion, AR	2 of 4	0.900 ppb	12,345
Florence Township Water Department	Florence, NJ	1 of 1	0.800 ppb	11,214
Abington/rockland Joint Water Works*	Rockland, MA	1 of 8	0.750 ppb	33,825
City of Wildwood	Wildwood, FL	3 of 7	0.743 ppb	13,334
City of Cleburne	Cleburne, TX	3 of 14	0.616 ppb	30,573
Jacksonville Beach WTP	Jacksonville, FL	2 of 2	0.600 ppb	23,279
City of Paris*	Paris, TX	2 of 3	0.590 ppb	25,498
Lamar County Water Supply District*	Paris, TX	2 of 3	0.590 ppb	22,269
La Crosse Waterworks	La Crosse, WI	1 of 11	0.568 ppb	53,000
Menomonie Waterworks	Menomonie, WI	2 of 2	0.535 ppb	15,950
Oak Run Estates	Ocala, FL	5 of 6	0.517 ppb	11,788
PBCWUD - Lake Region WTP - System 11	West Palm Beach, FL	1 of 3	0.500 ppb	30,536
St. Augustine WTP*	St. Augustine, FL	1 of 2	0.500 ppb	45,470
Bi County WSC 1*	Pittsburg, TX	1 of 16	0.494 ppb	10,884
Naval Air Station Pensacola / Corry Station	Nas Pensacola, FL	2 of 10	0.400 ppb	22,600
Lake Asbury WTP	Orange Park, FL	1 of 1	0.400 ppb	10,294
Louisville Water Company*	Louisville, KY	2 of 12	0.375 ppb	764,769
Mt Washington Water Company	Mt Washington, KY	2 of 12	0.375 ppb	23,760
Arlington Water Department	Arlington, WA	2 of 6	0.333 ppb	14,598
Northwest Utilities WTP	St. Augustine, FL	1 of 1	0.300 ppb	18,435
Harvest-Monrovia Water System*	Harvest, AL	1 of 3	0.251 ppb	32,109
West Jordan City Water System	Taylorsville, UT	1 of 4	0.250 ppb	113,699
City of Jacksonville*	Jacksonville, TX	1 of 13	0.238 ppb	14,544
Northwest	Lakeland, FL	2 of 7	0.229 ppb	27,904
Tarpon Springs Water System*	Tarpon Springs, FL	1 of 4	0.225 ppb	30,415
Marion Oaks Subdivision	Ocala, FL	4 of 5	0.220 ppb	19,401
Watertown Waterworks	Watertown, WI	2 of 2	0.210 ppb	23,127
City of Anna	Anna, TX	1 of 4	0.208 ppb	11,500
N.A.S. Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	1 of 1	0.200 ppb	22,000
Western Virginia Water Authority*	Roanoke, VA	4 of 24	0.185 ppb	155,000
Lake Zurich	Lake Zurich, IL	2 of 4	0.167 ppb	18,992
Bradfordville Regional WS	Quincy, FL	2 of 6	0.167 ppb	10,641
North Sumter Utility	The Villages, FL	2 of 3	0.167 ppb	44,517
City of Denton*	Denton, TX	1 of 6	0.165 ppb	131,712