Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Denton County Fresh Water Supply District 8-c

NOTE: Denton County Fresh Water Supply District 8-c purchases water from Town of Little Elm which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Little Elm.

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.

 

0

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Denton County Fresh Water Supply District 8-c purchases water from Town of Little Elm which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by Town of Little Elm.

Date Lab ID Result