Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Wichita Valley 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.

 

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

Date Lab ID Result
2018-08-21Q1833474006ND
2019-05-22Q1927983013ND
2020-09-03Q2035219004ND
2021-09-16Q2125411002ND
2022-03-09Q2208205002ND
2023-08-02Q2331422007ND