Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Bud Well #7 Water Treatment Plant

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
20200.467 ppb31ND - 1.40 ppb
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2018-04-09ND
2018-04-09ND
2019-04-09ND
2021-04-14ND
2021-06-16ND
2022-04-06ND
2022-04-11ND
2023-04-04ND
2023-04-04ND