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Silver

Jackson County Rural Water District 3

NOTE: Jackson County Rural Water District 3 purchases water from Public Wholesale Water Supply District 18 which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Public Wholesale Water Supply District 18.

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Jackson County Rural Water District 3 purchases water from Public Wholesale Water Supply District 18 which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Public Wholesale Water Supply District 18.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-16938197ND
2019-04-221139051ND
2020-04-201359328ND
2021-04-191820403ND
2022-04-182238717ND
2023-04-102480604ND