Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Falfurrias Utility Board

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-11-05AE45198ND
2019-02-25AE55584ND
2019-07-08AE73344ND
2019-07-08AE73345ND
2020-02-10AE97816ND
2021-11-10AF76327ND
2022-05-09AF96622ND
2022-05-09AF96623ND
2022-06-30AG02951ND
2023-01-23AG25646ND