Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

City of Alpine

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
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND
2020ND30ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023ND30ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2019-06-18Q1937877015ND
2020-06-01Q2021525026ND
2020-06-01Q2021525027ND
2020-06-01Q2021525028ND
2022-09-19Q2228089013ND
2023-07-24Q2329255002ND
2023-07-24Q2329255003ND
2023-07-24Q2329255004ND