Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Ely Municipal Water Department

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND30ND
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-0818110223-002ND
2018-11-0818110223-005ND
2018-11-0818110223-007ND
2019-11-1419110404-002ND
2019-11-1419110404-003ND
2020-09-1020090382-001ND
2021-12-0921120341-001ND
2021-12-0921120341-002ND
2021-12-0921120341-003ND
2022-05-1222050451-002ND
2022-07-0722070169-004ND
2023-05-1023050343-003ND