Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

North Carver Water District

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2018-05-08ND
2019-05-14ND
2021-06-16ND
2022-05-04ND
2023-05-23ND
2023-11-30ND
2023-11-30ND
2023-11-30ND