Silver
Woodbury City Water Department
NOTE: Woodbury City Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.
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 | 2 | 0 | ND |
| 2019 | ND | 4 | 0 | ND |
| 2020 | ND | 3 | 0 | ND |
| 2021 | ND | 6 | 0 | ND |
| 2022 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
| 2023 | ND | 2 | 0 | ND |
ppb = parts per billion
All test results
NOTE: Woodbury City Water Department purchases water from NJ American Water - Western which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by NJ American Water - Western.
| Date | Lab ID | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-10 | 38457001 | ND |
| 2018-04-30 | 18-2391 | ND |
| 2019-02-05 | 43293901 | ND |
| 2019-06-05 | 19-3251.1 | ND |
| 2019-12-05 | 47756801 | ND |
| 2019-12-23 | 19-8761.1 | ND |
| 2020-01-03 | 48070801 | ND |
| 2020-01-08 | 48071101 | ND |
| 2020-01-08 | 20-0160.1 | ND |
| 2020-01-14 | 48071001 | ND |
| 2020-01-14 | 20-0281.1 | ND |
| 2020-01-15 | 48071401 | ND |
| 2020-01-21 | 20-0401.1 | ND |
| 2020-01-21 | 20-0401.2 | ND |
| 2020-02-04 | 20-0721.1 | ND |
| 2020-02-04 | 48843001 | ND |
| 2020-02-07 | 48578301 | ND |
| 2020-02-13 | 20-0881.1 | ND |
| 2020-03-06 | 48923701 | ND |
| 2020-03-06 | 48923801 | ND |
| 2020-03-18 | 20-1561.2 | ND |
| 2020-03-18 | 20-1561.1 | ND |
| 2020-06-12 | 50012801 | ND |
| 2020-06-19 | 50015601 | ND |
| 2020-06-19 | 50013001 | ND |
| 2020-07-17 | 50013101 | ND |
| 2020-07-21 | 20-4201.2 | ND |
| 2020-07-21 | 20-4201.1 | ND |
| 2020-07-21 | 20-4201.3 | ND |
| 2020-07-21 | 20-4201.4 | ND |
| 2021-01-06 | 53090201 | ND |
| 2021-06-23 | 54808301 | ND |
| 2021-08-24 | 21-5631.2 | ND |
| 2021-08-24 | 21-5631.1 | ND |
| 2021-10-28 | 21-7032 | ND |
| 2021-10-28 | 56493901 | ND |
| 2022-01-05 | 57303201 | ND |
| 2022-08-16 | 220816-115NJA | ND |
| 2023-01-04 | 61650701 | ND |
| 2023-02-15 | 61969301 | ND |
| 2023-03-10 | 62389801 | ND |
| 2023-03-10 | 62384401 | ND |
| 2023-03-10 | 62384601 | ND |
| 2023-04-28 | 62901101 | ND |
| 2023-04-28 | 62900801 | ND |
| 2023-04-28 | 62901201 | ND |
| 2023-05-05 | 62900701 | ND |
| 2023-06-13 | 63786701 | ND |
| 2023-06-19 | 63787101 | ND |
| 2023-06-19 | 63799401 | ND |
| 2023-06-20 | 63786901 | ND |
| 2023-06-29 | 67145101 | ND |
| 2023-08-18 | 67674401 | ND |
| 2023-09-07 | 230908-3687 | ND |
| 2023-09-07 | 230908-3686 | ND |
| 2023-09-11 | 230912-5445 | ND |
| 2023-09-11 | 230912-5444 | ND |
| 2023-09-12 | 230913-6256 | ND |
| 2023-09-12 | 230913-6255 | ND |
| 2023-09-13 | 230914-7414 | ND |
| 2023-09-13 | 230914-7412 | ND |
| 2023-09-14 | 230915-8809 | ND |
| 2023-09-14 | 230915-8804 | ND |
| 2023-09-18 | 230919-8415 | ND |
| 2023-09-20 | 230921-5117 | ND |
| 2023-09-20 | 230921-5118 | ND |
| 2023-11-03 | 68470501 | ND |