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Silver

Somers Consolidated Water District #1

NOTE: Somers Consolidated Water District #1 purchases water from Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1 which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1.

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Somers Consolidated Water District #1 purchases water from Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1 which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Yorktown Consoldated Water District #1.

Date Lab ID Result
2020-04-23AW07597-INSND
2020-11-24AW22654-INSND
2020-11-24AW22650-INSND
2021-04-14AX07015-INSND
2021-11-18AX23171-INSND
2021-11-18AX23169-INSND
2022-04-04AY05466-SECND
2022-04-12AY06060-SECND
2022-04-12AY06060-INSND
2022-11-01AY19732-INSND
2022-11-01AY19737-INSND
2023-04-03AZ05712-INSND
2023-11-01AZ20246-INSND
2023-11-01AZ20248-INSND