Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Silver

Othello Water Department

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

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-12-13ND
2019-05-02ND
2021-03-314102420ND
2021-08-114171189ND
2021-10-134192178ND
2023-04-134539938ND