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Silver

Leavenworth County Rural Water District 9

NOTE: Leavenworth County Rural Water District 9 purchases water from Suburban Water Company which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Suburban 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.

 

3

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND40ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Leavenworth County Rural Water District 9 purchases water from Suburban Water Company which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Suburban Water Company.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-12-291723966ND
2021-01-051729393ND
2021-03-151795335ND