Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Newellton 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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND20ND
202032.0 ppb1132.0 ppb
202124.7 ppb31ND - 74.0 ppb
20225.00 ppb31ND - 15.0 ppb
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-0835367824001ND
2018-01-0835367824001ND
2019-01-1435442603002ND
2019-01-1435442603002ND
2020-01-06B2000115-00132.0 ppb
2021-01-18B2100155-001ND
2021-02-08B2100544-001ND
2021-05-25B2102462-00174.0 ppb
2022-01-18B2200300-001ND
2022-04-11B2201825-001ND
2022-12-07B2205823-00115.0 ppb
2023-01-10B2300176-001ND
2023-02-06B2300558-001ND
2023-11-07B2304935-001ND