Silver
Essex Fells Water Department
NOTE: Essex Fells Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Short Hills which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Short Hills.
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.
Samples
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2019 | ND | 15 | 0 | ND |
| 2020 | ND | 21 | 0 | ND |
| 2021 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2022 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2023 | ND | 16 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
All test results
NOTE: Essex Fells Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Short Hills which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Short Hills.
| Date | Lab ID | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-18 | 38399801 | ND |
| 2018-01-24 | 38403401 | ND |
| 2018-02-06 | 38703001 | ND |
| 2018-02-08 | 38702501 | ND |
| 2018-02-22 | 38696501 | ND |
| 2018-05-01 | 8050004-01 | ND |
| 2018-05-02 | 8050159-03 | ND |
| 2018-05-02 | 8050159-01 | ND |
| 2018-05-02 | 8050159-02 | ND |
| 2018-05-15 | 8050676-01 | ND |
| 2018-05-16 | 8050674-01 | ND |
| 2018-05-16 | 8050674-02 | ND |
| 2018-05-17 | 8050804-01 | ND |
| 2018-06-04 | 39995001 | ND |
| 2018-06-13 | 8060579-01 | ND |
| 2018-06-13 | 39993601 | ND |
| 2018-10-09 | 41591401 | ND |
| 2018-10-09 | 41591301 | ND |
| 2018-10-09 | 41591601 | ND |
| 2018-11-08 | 42049501 | ND |
| 2019-01-30 | 42613201 | ND |
| 2019-02-19 | 43027901 | ND |
| 2019-05-02 | 9050109-01 | ND |
| 2019-05-02 | 9050108-01 | ND |
| 2019-05-07 | 9050328-01 | ND |
| 2019-05-09 | 9050438-01 | ND |
| 2019-05-15 | 9050700-01 | ND |
| 2019-05-17 | 9050796-01 | ND |
| 2019-05-23 | 9051127-01 | ND |
| 2019-06-05 | 44738201 | ND |
| 2019-06-13 | 44738401 | ND |
| 2019-10-24 | 46916501 | ND |
| 2019-10-24 | 46916301 | ND |
| 2019-11-25 | 46916801 | ND |
| 2019-12-09 | 43027701 | ND |
| 2020-01-16 | 48037801 | ND |
| 2020-02-12 | 48532901 | ND |
| 2020-02-13 | 48532701 | ND |
| 2020-04-06 | 49502401 | ND |
| 2020-05-04 | 0050083-01 | ND |
| 2020-05-04 | 0050084-01 | ND |
| 2020-05-11 | 0050436-01 | ND |
| 2020-05-18 | 0050707-01 | ND |
| 2020-05-21 | 0050873-01 | ND |
| 2020-05-21 | 0050874-01 | ND |
| 2020-05-26 | 0050941-01 | ND |
| 2020-05-27 | 0050980-01 | ND |
| 2020-06-11 | 50330001 | ND |
| 2020-06-22 | 50330201 | ND |
| 2020-07-28 | 0071215-01 | ND |
| 2020-07-28 | 49970901 | ND |
| 2020-09-15 | 51381401 | ND |
| 2020-10-12 | 52179301 | ND |
| 2020-10-19 | 52179501 | ND |
| 2020-10-26 | 52179801 | ND |
| 2020-11-19 | 52492101 | ND |
| 2021-01-12 | 53057501 | ND |
| 2021-02-08 | 53392601 | ND |
| 2021-02-11 | 53396001 | ND |
| 2021-02-22 | 53392401 | ND |
| 2021-05-05 | 1050256-01 | ND |
| 2021-05-06 | 54350501 | ND |
| 2021-05-06 | 1050257-01 | ND |
| 2021-05-07 | 1050351-01 | ND |
| 2021-05-10 | 1050415-01 | ND |
| 2021-05-10 | 1050414-01 | ND |
| 2021-05-10 | 1050417-01 | ND |
| 2021-05-12 | 1050573-01 | ND |
| 2021-05-12 | 1050574-01 | ND |
| 2021-06-03 | 54717001 | ND |
| 2021-06-21 | 54732301 | ND |
| 2021-08-19 | 55743001 | ND |
| 2021-09-20 | 53057601 | ND |
| 2021-09-20 | 1090934-01 | ND |
| 2021-10-13 | 56464301 | ND |
| 2021-10-14 | 56464201 | ND |
| 2021-11-04 | 56670701 | ND |
| 2022-01-20 | 57275001 | ND |
| 2022-01-27 | 57275101 | ND |
| 2022-02-17 | 57749901 | ND |
| 2022-03-10 | 57750001 | ND |
| 2022-05-25 | 58508901 | ND |
| 2022-06-07 | 59162301 | ND |
| 2022-06-15 | 59159201 | ND |
| 2022-08-22 | 59869601 | ND |
| 2022-09-30 | 2091302-01 | ND |
| 2022-09-30 | 2091302-02 | ND |
| 2022-10-10 | 2100416-01 | ND |
| 2022-10-13 | 2100614-01 | ND |
| 2022-10-13 | 60529601 | ND |
| 2022-10-13 | 60529401 | ND |
| 2022-10-26 | 60529701 | ND |
| 2022-12-16 | 60817901 | ND |
| 2023-01-12 | 61617501 | ND |
| 2023-02-13 | 61924301 | ND |
| 2023-02-16 | 61924201 | ND |
| 2023-06-07 | 63703401 | ND |
| 2023-06-14 | 63700001 | ND |
| 2023-08-31 | 23H1900-02 | ND |
| 2023-08-31 | 23H1900-01 | ND |
| 2023-08-31 | 23H1884-02 | ND |
| 2023-08-31 | 23H1884-01 | ND |
| 2023-08-31 | 23H1900-03 | ND |
| 2023-08-31 | 23H1899-01 | ND |
| 2023-09-01 | 23I0026-01 | ND |
| 2023-10-09 | 68003301 | ND |
| 2023-10-12 | 23J0769-01 | ND |
| 2023-10-12 | 68004901 | ND |
| 2023-10-12 | 68002901 | ND |