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Silver

Town of Ridgecrest Water Supply

NOTE: Town of Ridgecrest Water Supply purchases water from Town of Ferriday Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Ferriday Water System.

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.

 

12

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
2019ND80ND
2020ND20ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND40ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Town of Ridgecrest Water Supply purchases water from Town of Ferriday Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Ferriday Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-08-15B1903520-001ND
2019-08-15B1903520-002ND
2019-08-15B1903520-003ND
2019-08-15B1903520-004ND
2019-08-15B1903520-001ND
2019-08-15B1903520-002ND
2019-08-15B1903520-003ND
2019-08-15B1903520-004ND
2022-06-20B2202830-001ND
2022-06-20B2202830-002ND
2022-06-20B2202830-003ND
2022-06-20B2202830-004ND