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Sandy, Utah: Latest Information on Drinking Water
For updates, go to https://sandy.utah.gov/departments/public-utilities Drinking Water Event ALL SANDY CITY WATER IS NOW SAFE TO DRINK: The No Drink Order is lifted for the area between 1700 East and 2000 East and 10600 South and 11400 South. This area encompasses approximately 600 homes. This decision was made in consultation with the DEQ and the […]
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Sandy City lifts no drink order on the remainder of affected area
SANDY, Utah) – Sandy City has lifted the No Drink Order on the rest of the city potentially affected by high metal content in the water. The No Drink Order is lifted for the area between 1700 East and 2000 East and 10600 South and 11400 South. According to a press release, the area affected […]
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As Sandy mayor apologizes for slow response to tap water crisis, many residents wonder why it took a week to hear about tainted supplies
As Sandy City declared some — but not all — of the contaminated portions of its water system safe to use on Sunday, residents were asking why many were allowed to drink possibly tainted water for a week before they heard about problems. A few even said the city never did notify them, and that […]
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Sandy delayed notifying state, public of contaminated water
SANDY — Contaminated drinking water sickened a 3-month-old baby and several other people in an area of Sandy where a no-drink order is in place pending lab results on levels of copper and lead. The Utah Division of Drinking Water urged Sandy city officials all last week to hasten sampling and completion of results that […]
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Sandy City has been cited by DEQ after tap water found contaminated with lead, copper and fluoride
Photo courtesy of Cindie Quintana Water is being distributed at a parking lot in Sandy for residents affected by high metal levels in their drinking water. Sandy City has been cited by the state Department of Environmental Quality after tests found high levels of lead, copper and fluoride in its water systems and is advising […]
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Sheridan: Council to Consider Fluoride Poll Resolution on Tuesday, Feb 19th.
The Sheridan City Council will meet for their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night instead of Monday night due to Presidents’ Day. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has a preview of the upcoming meeting. Council is expected to consider and possibly act on a resolution allowing for a public opinion poll to be mailed out regarding the […]
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High levels of lead, copper found in drinking water for 600 Sandy households, officials say
SANDY — Elevated levels of lead and copper have been found in Sandy’s drinking water, affecting some homes in the area, according to Utah Department of Environmental Quality spokeswoman Donna Spangler. Sandy City officials are reaching out to affected residents to notify them of precautions they should take, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality said […]
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How many towns need to back Windsor’s fluoride decision before it can happen?
Roughly 50 homes in Lakeshore are serviced by Tecumseh, which uses Windsor water How many municipalities need to agree before Windsor can reintroduce fluoride to its water? It’s complicated. In December, Windsor city council voted 8-3 to reintroduce fluoride into the municipal water system. It reversed a 2013 decision that saw the city remove the substance decades after […]
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Motion to examine reducing fluoridation level goes down the drain at London city hall
A lengthy monologue about the perceived dangers of fluoride from Councillor Michael Van Holst didn’t lend anymore traction to a motion at city hall that would direct staff to look at lowering the rate of fluoride in London’s drinking water. Van Holst and fellow councillors Steve Hillier and Elizabeth Peloza were the only city politicians […]
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Darlington. Letter: ‘Not allowed to ask questions at council meeting about plans to fluoridate Darlington’s drinking water’
IN Mike Watson’s letter (HAS, Feb 9) he tells how he and a colleague were not allowed to ask questions at a council meeting about the proposal to fluoridate Darlington’s drinking water. I was that colleague, and this is what I was prevented from saying. Ongoing studies from 1992 of children from birth through to […]
United Kingdom, England