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Silver

Downsville Water System

NOTE: Downsville Water System purchases water from Culbertson Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Culbertson 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.

 

13

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
2019ND20ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND70ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Downsville Water System purchases water from Culbertson Water System which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Culbertson Water System.

Date Lab ID Result
2019-10-2835508736001ND
2019-10-2835508736002ND
2019-10-2835508736003ND
2019-10-2835508736001ND
2019-10-2835508736002ND
2019-10-2835508736003ND
2022-01-11B2200151-001ND
2022-05-04B2202133-001ND
2022-09-27B2204848-001ND
2022-12-12B2205814-001ND
2022-12-12B2205814-002ND
2022-12-12B2205814-003ND
2022-12-12B2205814-004ND