Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Western Hills Water System

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
2018ND30ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-09-18AE40631ND
2018-09-18AE40635ND
2018-09-18AE40636ND
2020-06-15AF15191ND
2021-08-03AF64353ND
2021-08-03AF64355ND
2021-08-03AF64356ND
2023-07-12AG48071ND