Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Torrington Water Company

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-05-08D8E0876-02IOCRND
2018-05-08D8E0876-01IOCRND
2018-05-08D8E0850-02IOCND
2019-05-14D9E1446-02IOCND
2019-05-14D9E1476-02IOCRND
2019-05-14D9E1476-01IOCRND
2020-05-12D0E0828-03IOCND
2020-05-12D0E0828-04IOCND
2020-05-12D0E0838-R01IOCND
2021-05-11D1E1046-01IOCND
2021-05-18D1E1893-02IOCND
2021-05-18D1E1893-01IOCND
2022-05-09D2E0916-02IOCND
2022-05-09D2E0916-01IOCND
2022-05-10D2E0918-02IOCND
2023-04-04202305020-IOC1ND
2023-04-04202305019-IOCRND