Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Westside Rural Water Supply Corporation

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-10-30Q1843596010ND
2019-05-07Q1920849012ND
2019-05-07Q1920849013ND
2019-05-07Q1920849014ND
2021-01-25Q2101699025ND
2022-11-10Q2233973013ND
2022-11-10Q2233973014ND
2022-11-10Q2233973015ND