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Silver

Decatur Waterworks

NOTE: Decatur Waterworks purchases water from Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority.

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Decatur Waterworks purchases water from Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Benton - Washington Regional Public Water Authority.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-15Y181370009ND
2019-04-02Y190930004ND
2020-04-14Y201070017ND
2020-08-25Y202400070ND
2020-11-02Y203100051ND
2021-02-23Y210560002ND
2021-05-04Y211260044ND
2022-05-04Y221250005ND
2023-04-04Y230960052ND
2023-04-11Y231020007ND