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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

City of Colton

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND110ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND100ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-08-143761-030-0950ND
2014-08-143761-024-1300ND
2014-08-143761-023-1315ND
2014-08-143761-021-1000ND
2014-08-143761-017-1410ND
2014-08-143761-015-1030ND
2014-08-143761-014-1025ND
2014-08-143761-012-1010ND
2014-08-143761-011-1040ND
2014-08-143761-008-1045ND
2014-09-173761-022-1315ND
2015-08-033761-010-0930ND
2016-06-133761-016-1030ND
2017-09-063761-024-1245ND
2017-09-063761-030-1210ND
2017-09-063761-023-1140ND
2017-09-063761-021-1230ND
2017-09-063761-016-1520ND
2017-09-063761-015-1115ND
2017-09-063761-014-1100ND
2017-09-063761-011-1130ND
2017-09-063761-010-1455ND
2017-09-063761-008-1125ND
2018-06-123761-023-1000ND
2018-09-063761-012-1330ND
2019-07-303761-017-0830ND