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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Cal-water Service Company - Chico

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.

 

98

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND170ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
2017ND270ND
2018ND70ND
2019ND150ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-215810-134-1010ND
2014-02-055810-010-1048ND
2014-02-055810-017-1250ND
2014-02-055810-005-1018ND
2014-02-115810-006-1047ND
2014-03-045810-018-1120ND
2014-03-115810-007-1107ND
2014-04-095810-011-1025ND
2014-05-125810-136-0930ND
2014-05-125810-069-0910ND
2014-05-285810-062-0820ND
2014-06-045810-019-0858ND
2014-07-145810-013-1030ND
2014-08-125810-037-0904ND
2014-08-135810-065-0825ND
2014-09-165810-020-1003ND
2014-10-135810-050-0945ND
2015-01-145810-035-0820ND
2015-02-245810-034-1030ND
2015-02-255810-028-1120ND
2015-03-035810-030-1150ND
2015-04-135810-075-0958ND
2015-05-135810-036-1044ND
2015-05-135810-032-1000ND
2015-05-135810-029-1310ND
2015-05-205810-027-0915ND
2015-06-095810-031-1020ND
2015-06-095810-064-0915ND
2015-06-165810-063-0910ND
2015-07-145810-052-0700ND
2015-08-065810-033-1005ND
2015-08-115810-143-0845ND
2015-09-145810-005-1025ND
2016-02-175810-076-0830ND
2016-02-175810-043-1018ND
2016-02-245810-023-0955ND
2016-03-095810-074-0930ND
2016-04-135810-041-1105ND
2016-04-135810-054-0810ND
2016-04-135810-061-0830ND
2016-04-205810-038-1315ND
2016-05-175810-140-0840ND
2016-05-175810-077-0830ND
2016-05-175810-026-1240ND
2016-07-125810-049-1230ND
2016-08-105810-056-1014ND
2016-08-105810-059-0846ND
2016-10-125810-048-0825ND
2016-10-125810-057-1128ND
2017-01-115810-134-1320ND
2017-01-185810-035-0837ND
2017-02-155810-005-0945ND
2017-02-155810-028-1305ND
2017-02-155810-010-1150ND
2017-02-155810-017-1018ND
2017-03-135810-018-0805ND
2017-03-155810-007-0853ND
2017-03-165810-030-1115ND
2017-03-165810-034-0600ND
2017-04-195810-011-0850ND
2017-05-115810-050-1135ND
2017-05-115810-036-1200ND
2017-05-175810-136-1120ND
2017-05-235810-026-1315ND
2017-06-075810-069-1120ND
2017-06-075810-031-1230ND
2017-06-075810-032-1200ND
2017-06-125810-053-1255ND
2017-06-265810-019-1329ND
2017-06-285810-029-1145ND
2017-07-275810-029-1208ND
2017-08-215810-037-1210ND
2017-08-215810-033-1240ND
2017-08-215810-065-1150ND
2017-09-205810-020-1240ND
2017-10-255810-062-1158ND
2018-04-125810-075-1255ND
2018-06-125810-052-1312ND
2018-06-185810-064-1247ND
2018-06-205810-063-1154ND
2018-07-185810-023-0830ND
2018-08-155810-143-1201ND
2018-10-305810-027-1253ND
2019-02-205810-076-1257ND
2019-02-205810-043-1253ND
2019-03-265810-074-1211ND
2019-04-105810-038-1205ND
2019-04-115810-054-1201ND
2019-04-175810-061-1230ND
2019-04-175810-041-1202ND
2019-05-145810-077-1200ND
2019-05-155810-140-1202ND
2019-07-025810-049-1249ND
2019-07-225810-053-1250ND
2019-08-275810-059-1201ND
2019-08-275810-056-1232ND
2019-10-145810-048-0816ND
2019-10-295810-057-1223ND