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Silver

Hickory Grove Water System

NOTE: Hickory Grove Water System purchases water from Fairview Union Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Fairview Union 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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND40ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Hickory Grove Water System purchases water from Fairview Union Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Fairview Union Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-2235370033001ND
2018-01-2235370033001ND
2019-02-2535450972001ND
2019-02-2535450972001ND
2020-02-17B2000778-001ND
2021-01-14B2100146-001ND
2022-02-01B2200514-001ND
2023-03-06B2300969-001ND
2023-08-22B2303432-001ND