Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Gowc East 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.

 

20

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
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND170ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2022-10-24B2205111-002ND
2022-10-24B2205111-003ND
2022-10-24B2205111-001ND
2023-01-23B2300294-003ND
2023-01-23B2300294-002ND
2023-01-23B2300294-001ND
2023-03-24B2301445-001ND
2023-03-24B2301445-002ND
2023-04-04B2301549-001ND
2023-04-04B2301549-002ND
2023-04-04B2301549-003ND
2023-05-08B2301928-001ND
2023-05-08B2301928-002ND
2023-07-10B2302777-002ND
2023-07-10B2302777-003ND
2023-07-10B2302777-004ND
2023-07-10B2302777-005ND
2023-07-10B2302777-001ND
2023-10-16B2304490-003ND
2023-10-16B2304490-001ND