Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Water Works District #1 of Vermilion

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.

 

15

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
2020ND60ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND60ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-10B1902450-001ND
2019-06-10B1902450-001ND
2020-06-10B2002812-001ND
2020-06-10B2002812-002ND
2020-06-10B2002812-003ND
2020-06-10B2002812-004ND
2020-10-05B2005237-001ND
2020-10-05B2005237-002ND
2022-07-25B2203466-001ND
2023-03-27B2301337-001ND
2023-03-27B2301337-002ND
2023-03-27B2301338-001ND
2023-03-27B2301338-002ND
2023-07-10B2302775-001ND
2023-07-10B2302775-002ND