Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Augusta Regional 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.

 

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
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-07201802574001ND
2019-03-13201903280001ND
2020-03-04202002705001ND
2021-03-301032162-01ND
2022-03-082032139-01ND
2023-03-073031867-01ND