Water Contamination
Contaminants
Understand the Problem
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.
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| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| Louisiana | 115 | 1,382,477 | |
| Utah | 6 | 439,588 | |
| New York | 20 | 341,840 | |
| New Jersey | 21 | 272,696 | |
| Virginia | 15 | 202,620 | |
| Washington | 10 | 161,710 | |
| Florida | 95 | 118,324 | |
| Alabama | 5 | 78,708 | |
| California | 19 | 57,670 | |
| Connecticut | 11 | 44,610 | |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 40,336 | |
| Arkansas | 15 | 36,275 | |
| Texas | 19 | 19,786 | |
| Kentucky | 6 | 17,315 | |
| Maine | 12 | 10,076 | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 7,345 | |
| Missouri | 5 | 5,827 | |
| Tennessee | 1 | 5,343 | |
| Nevada | 3 | 3,240 | |
| Georgia | 1 | 1,342 | |
| Ohio | 1 | 85 | |
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hill Water Company Inc. | Rotterdam, NY | 1 of 3 | 266.7 ppb | 200 |
| Downtown Graton Mutual Water System | Graton, CA | 1 of 2 | 190.0 ppb | 45 |
| J E S T C | Zachary, LA | 1 of 5 | 44.0 ppb | 300 |
| Leisure Mobile Home Park | Santa Rosa, CA | 1 of 2 | 41.5 ppb | 410 |
| French Settlement Water Company- Springfield Area | Baton Rouge, LA | 2 of 2 | 31.0 ppb | 1,914 |
| Molokai Mobile Community | Leesburg, FL | 1 of 1 | 29.5 ppb | 498 |
| Walker Community System | Jonesboro, LA | 1 of 2 | 28.0 ppb | 417 |
| French Settlement Water Company-bankston | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 of 1 | 26.0 ppb | 120 |
| Columbia Heights Water District | Columbia, LA | 3 of 4 | 25.0 ppb | 1,965 |
| Southeast Grant Water System | Pollock, LA | 2 of 2 | 24.0 ppb | 567 |
| Tammany Mobile Home Park | Slidell, LA | 1 of 1 | 23.0 ppb | 330 |
| Dukes Landing (morgan's Mobile Home Park & Fish Camp) | Fruitland Park, FL | 1 of 1 | 22.4 ppb | 30 |
| Family Court Mobile Home Park | Prairieville, LA | 1 of 1 | 21.0 ppb | 80 |
| Farmerville Water System | Farmerville, LA | 6 of 7 | 20.4 ppb | 5,400 |
| Woodside Mobile Home Park | Stephentown, NY | 1 of 1 | 20.0 ppb | 40 |
| Southwest Ouachita Waterworks Inc. | West Monroe, LA | 2 of 6 | 19.7 ppb | 10,725 |
| Waterworks 1 of Morehouse Inc. | Bastrop, LA | 3 of 4 | 19.5 ppb | 1,266 |
| Zone 2 Water System Inc. | Colfax, LA | 3 of 3 | 18.7 ppb | 1,344 |
| Bryceland Water System* | Bienville, LA | 1 of 2 | 18.5 ppb | 246 |
| Shiloh Waterworks District | Bienville, LA | 1 of 2 | 18.5 ppb | 153 |
| City of Jeanerette Water System | Jeanerette, LA | 3 of 3 | 18.3 ppb | 5,802 |
| South River W Department | South River, NJ | 1 of 1 | 17.4 ppb | 16,000 |
| Prairie Ronde Water System Inc. | Lawtell, LA | 3 of 5 | 16.0 ppb | 5,961 |
| Pontchatoula Water System | Ponchatoula, LA | 2 of 5 | 16.0 ppb | 6,657 |
| Taylor Coastal Water & Sewer District | Perry, FL | 1 of 1 | 15.9 ppb | 1,433 |
| Monterey Care Center | Grove City, OH | 19 of 22 | 14.3 ppb | 85 |
| Knott County Water & Sewer District* | Vicco, KY | 1 of 3 | 14.0 ppb | 7,056 |
| Calhoun Water System | Calhoun, LA | 1 of 2 | 14.0 ppb | 1,239 |
| Phoenix Property Owners Association | Hazard, KY | 1 of 3 | 14.0 ppb | 300 |
| Reddell Vidrine Water District* | Ville Platte, LA | 2 of 2 | 13.5 ppb | 2,952 |
| Country Life Family Park | Leesburg, FL | 1 of 1 | 13.5 ppb | 215 |
| Ducktrap Harbor Condominiums | Camden, ME | 1 of 1 | 13.4 ppb | 83 |
| Pitkin Water System | Pitkin, LA | 1 of 2 | 13.0 ppb | 750 |
| Cazadero Water Company Inc. | Forestville, CA | 1 of 10 | 13.0 ppb | 250 |
| Diversion Water- Olivia Rose | Prairieville, LA | 1 of 4 | 12.8 ppb | 96 |
| Orange Hill - Sugar Creek | Winter Haven, FL | 1 of 2 | 12.5 ppb | 647 |
| Dixie Overland Water System | Minden, LA | 7 of 13 | 11.8 ppb | 1,455 |
| Magnolia Plantation Water System Inc. | Abbeville, LA | 1 of 3 | 11.7 ppb | 8,607 |
| My Place Mobile Home Park Water System | New Iberia, LA | 2 of 3 | 11.3 ppb | 111 |
| Markridge Park Subdivision Water System | Des Peres, LA | 1 of 4 | 11.0 ppb | 468 |
| Garden Heights Subdivision Water System | Des Peres, LA | 2 of 6 | 10.5 ppb | 483 |
| Little Wekiva Estates | Altamonte Springs, FL | 1 of 1 | 10.4 ppb | 214 |
| Haines Creek Rv Park | Leesburg, FL | 1 of 1 | 10.1 ppb | 215 |
| Ward IV Water District | Oakdale, LA | 1 of 1 | 10.00 ppb | 810 |
| Schodack Water District #10 - Battisti | Castleton, NY | 1 of 1 | 10.00 ppb | 163 |
| Golf Village of | Village Of Golf, FL | 1 of 1 | 10.00 ppb | 3,505 |
| Schodack Water District # 3 | Castleton, NY | 1 of 1 | 10.00 ppb | 140 |
| Schodack Water District # 1/clearview* | Castleton, NY | 1 of 1 | 10.00 ppb | 715 |
| Newellton Water System | Newellton, LA | 2 of 9 | 9.89 ppb | 1,100 |
| Rural Franklinton Water | Franklinton, LA | 1 of 3 | 9.33 ppb | 3,450 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Silver, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Ouachita Waterworks Inc. | West Monroe, LA | 2 of 6 | 19.7 ppb | 10,725 |
| South River W Department | South River, NJ | 1 of 1 | 17.4 ppb | 16,000 |
| West Feliciana Consol Wwks District 13 | St. Francisville, LA | 2 of 5 | 8.80 ppb | 10,956 |
| West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2 | Port Allen, LA | 1 of 6 | 5.83 ppb | 13,437 |
| Minden Water System | Minden, LA | 5 of 19 | 5.53 ppb | 16,281 |
| New Iberia Water System (lAWCO) | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 of 8 | 3.50 ppb | 60,123 |
| Village Water System | Benton, LA | 4 of 19 | 3.37 ppb | 10,890 |
| Belle Chasse Water District | Belle Chasse, LA | 1 of 3 | 3.33 ppb | 19,644 |
| Bastrop Water System | Bastrop, LA | 2 of 14 | 2.93 ppb | 18,105 |
| Bossier City Water System* | Bossier City, LA | 1 of 4 | 2.75 ppb | 76,685 |
| City of Hammond Water System | Hammond, LA | 1 of 5 | 2.60 ppb | 21,135 |
| Calcasieu Parish WW District No 1 | Lake Charles, LA | 1 of 11 | 2.55 ppb | 20,837 |
| South Farmingdale WD | Farmingdale, NY | 3 of 78 | 2.49 ppb | 44,700 |
| City of Bogalusa Water System | Bogalusa, LA | 1 of 7 | 1.86 ppb | 14,000 |
| Cecilia Water Corporation | Cecilia, LA | 1 of 11 | 1.82 ppb | 11,949 |
| Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3* | Tioga, LA | 1 of 7 | 1.43 ppb | 19,983 |
| City of Carencro Water System* | Carencro, LA | 1 of 10 | 1.20 ppb | 10,485 |
| Greenfield County Water District | Bakersfield, CA | 1 of 7 | 1.03 ppb | 11,411 |
| Beauregard Water Works District #3 | Longville, LA | 1 of 22 | 0.909 ppb | 23,100 |
| Ward II Water District* | Denham Springs, LA | 1 of 20 | 0.900 ppb | 73,506 |
| Wakulla Regional (aka Gulf Coast) | Quincy, FL | 1 of 3 | 0.867 ppb | 10,637 |
| Denville Twp Water Department | Denville, NJ | 1 of 4 | 0.679 ppb | 15,881 |
| Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut - Simsbury System | Simsbury, CT | 1 of 3 | 0.667 ppb | 14,691 |
| Trabuco Canyon Water District* | Trabuco Canyon, CA | 1 of 3 | 0.633 ppb | 13,659 |
| City of Lake Charles Water System | Lake Charles, LA | 2 of 50 | 0.600 ppb | 85,000 |
| Coastside County Water District | Half Moon Bay, CA | 7 of 141 | 0.503 ppb | 18,789 |
| City of Bellingham Water Division* | Bellingham, WA | 1 of 3 | 0.467 ppb | 135,023 |
| Baton Rouge Water Company* | Baton Rouge, LA | 2 of 106 | 0.396 ppb | 579,714 |
| Holden Water Division, DPW | Holden, MA | 1 of 24 | 0.375 ppb | 17,106 |
| Veolia Water New York - Rockland* | West Nyack, NY | 4 of 67 | 0.357 ppb | 270,950 |
| Harvest-Monrovia Water System* | Prospect, AL | 2 of 3 | 0.317 ppb | 51,912 |
| Sea Isle City Water Department | Sea Isle City, NJ | 4 of 4 | 0.298 ppb | 15,800 |
| JBMDL-Dix Main System | , NJ | 2 of 5 | 0.280 ppb | 12,765 |
| Valley Water Systems, Inc. | Plainville, CT | 1 of 4 | 0.250 ppb | 18,231 |
| Sparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawk | Sparta, NJ | 1 of 13 | 0.181 ppb | 17,628 |
| Newburyport Water Department* | Newburyport, MA | 1 of 4 | 0.175 ppb | 20,335 |
| Berkeley Twp MUA | Berkeley Twp, NJ | 1 of 3 | 0.133 ppb | 11,235 |
| United Water Toms River | Toms River, NJ | 2 of 21 | 0.0857 ppb | 123,184 |
| New Port Richey Water Department* | New Port Richey, FL | 1 of 6 | 0.0833 ppb | 33,000 |
| Point Pleasant Water Department | Point Pleasant, NJ | 1 of 3 | 0.0733 ppb | 19,600 |
| Mantua Township MUA | Mantua, NJ | 1 of 5 | 0.0480 ppb | 12,600 |
| Western Virginia Water Authority* | Roanoke, VA | 1 of 13 | 0.0323 ppb | 182,700 |
| Holliday Water Company | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 of 62 | 0.0290 ppb | 15,000 |
| Salt Lake City Water System* | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 of 62 | 0.0290 ppb | 360,654 |
| University Of Utah | Sandy, UT | 1 of 62 | 0.0290 ppb | 57,080 |
| Pemberton Twp Department Main | Pemberton, NJ | 1 of 6 | 0.0250 ppb | 12,378 |
| City of West Richland | West Richland, WA | 1 of 3 | 0.0167 ppb | 17,410 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report Silver, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
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