Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Pahrump Utility Company Inc.

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-2918081451-01ND
2019-06-1119060609-01ND
2019-06-1919061106-01ND
2020-06-1020060620-01ND
2021-04-0821040438-01ND
2022-09-21DA50819-1ND
2022-09-21DA50822-1ND
2023-06-2123061018-01ND