Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Wells 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND30ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-2318100760-001ND
2019-09-1019090295-001ND
2019-09-1019090298-001ND
2019-09-1019090299-001ND
2021-09-1421090444-001ND
2022-03-0922030311-001ND
2022-03-1422030453-001ND
2022-03-1422030453-002ND