Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Greater Augusta Utility 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
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND50ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-201803947-01ND
2020-03-172005730-01ND
2020-03-172005729-01ND
2020-03-172005728-01ND
2020-03-172005727-01ND
2020-04-092001837-01ND
2021-06-172101823-01ND
2023-06-212303378-01ND