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Silver

Gonzales County Water Supply Corporation

NOTE: Gonzales County Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Gonzales which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Gonzales.

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
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND20ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Gonzales County Water Supply Corporation purchases water from City of Gonzales which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Gonzales.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-08AE12938ND
2019-03-05AE57084ND
2019-03-05AE57085ND
2020-01-21AE94251ND
2021-01-13AF39041ND
2022-03-11AF88852ND
2022-06-22AG01866ND
2023-02-27AG30503ND