Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Clayton Water Supply Corporation Plant 2

NOTE: Clayton Water Supply Corporation Plant 2 purchases water from City of Carthage which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Carthage.

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

NOTE: Clayton Water Supply Corporation Plant 2 purchases water from City of Carthage which is required to test for silver. Sample information shown below was taken by City of Carthage.

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-14Q1806322002ND
2019-02-05Q1905209003ND
2020-03-11Q2010299002ND
2021-02-24Q2104964002ND
2022-01-26Q2202696002ND
2023-02-13Q2305514003ND