Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

West San Martin Water Works Inc.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-06CA4300543_002_002-201811061115ND
2018-11-06CA4300543_004_004-201811061210ND
2020-08-12CA4300543_010_010-202008120800ND
2021-11-10CA4300543_002_002-202111100755ND
2021-11-10CA4300543_004_004-202111100820ND
2023-12-18CA4300543_010_010-202312180815ND