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Silver

Buena Vista Bethel Special Utility District

NOTE: Buena Vista Bethel Special Utility District purchases water from City of Waxahachie which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waxahachie.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND40ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Buena Vista Bethel Special Utility District purchases water from City of Waxahachie which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Waxahachie.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-25Q1802982013ND
2018-01-25Q1802982014ND
2019-04-29Q1916965005ND
2019-04-29Q1916965006ND
2020-08-17Q2032738007ND
2020-08-17Q2032738008ND
2021-09-16Q2125453007ND
2021-09-16Q2125453009ND
2022-01-12Q2201052002ND
2022-01-12Q2201052006ND
2023-09-05Q2338122004ND
2023-11-20Q2349758006ND