Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Bear Creek 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.

 

8

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-10-2935508738001ND
2019-10-2935508738002ND
2019-10-2935508738001ND
2019-10-2935508738002ND
2022-12-19B2205879-001ND
2022-12-19B2205879-002ND
2023-03-17B2301150-001ND
2023-03-17B2301150-002ND