Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District 4 Fabens

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
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-03-29Q1813099004ND
2019-05-30Q1930372005ND
2020-03-04Q2008217017ND
2020-03-04Q2008217018ND
2021-01-20Q2101450007ND
2022-03-08Q2207996001ND
2023-02-01Q2304220005ND
2023-02-01Q2304220006ND