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Report shows 239 people sickened in Utah fluoride overfeed; investigation continuing
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News FILE – Sandy city employees Taylor Vick and Mike Fox distribute water to residents at a staging area on 700 East in Sandy on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. A new summary of the health impacts caused by the accidental release of fluoride in Sandy says there were 239 cases of people […]
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Health officials report only 1 person with elevated lead in Sandy after fluoride contamination event
SANDY — Salt Lake County Health officials say two weeks of testing involving more than 700 residents showed only one individual with elevated levels of lead in a blood sample in the aftermath of a fluoride contamination event in early February. The free testing was offered from Feb. 23-March 8 to affected residents in a […]
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No sign of elevated lead in the blood of Sandy residents after the big water contamination
Tests taken after Sandy’s recent water contamination found no sign of elevated lead levels in residents’ blood, the Salt Lake County Health Department reports. Intermountain Healthcare administered 704 blood tests between Feb. 23 and March 8 to residents of the three zones in Sandy where fluoride, copper and lead leaked into the water system. Of […]
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‘There’s Something Wrong With The Water,’ Sandy 911 Calls Detail Contamination Concerns
SANDY, Utah — Recordings of two 911 calls to Sandy City’s dispatch center reveal concern and confusion from residents about what we now know was acute levels of fluoride in their water. “I went to take a drink of it and I had to spew it out. There’s something wrong with the water,” one man […]
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Sandy residents still dealing with contaminated water
1 of 8 Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Water pours from a faucet in Kathe Bolan’s home in Sandy on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Test show high levels of lead and copper in Bolan’s water after a pump that regulates fluoride in the water system failed in February. SANDY — The drinking water crisis is not […]
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How safe is the fluoridated water in Davis County?
Excerpts: Davis and Salt Lake are the only counties in Utah that add fluoride to their water supply… ABC4 News went to Layton, the largest city in Davis County, to see what measures are being taken to ensure only the approved amount fluoride makes it to residents… Layton’s water is tested in what’s called a split […]
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From flooding to sick kids and pets, small legal claims show Sandy water crisis had a big impact on residents
In the wake of Sandy’s water contamination crisis, residents fear long-term damage to their children’s health, their pets and their homes — and a number are asking the city to pay for their missed wages, medical bills and replacement water filters. The more than 20 small-damage claims filed with the city after a fluoride pump […]
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Sandy City to launch investigation of tainted water with narrowed scope
The Sandy City Council has voted to move forward and begin accepting bids from third-party groups to investigate last month’s contaminated water issues, but not before narrowing down the scope of the review. The city has met a swirl of controversy starting in mid-February when the Department of Environmental Quality found high levels of fluoride […]
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Utah and fluoride spills — it’s not just a Sandy thing
SANDY — The Salt Lake Valley Health Department and Intermountain Healthcare wrapped up two weeks of free blood tests on Friday for Sandy residents who may have ingested water contaminated with lead, copper and excess fluoride. In the meantime, the city was ordered this week by the Utah Division of Drinking Water to complete an […]
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Sandy City releases emails showing delayed, down-played water warnings to residents
SANDY — Hundreds, if not thousands of emails between Sandy City employees related to the water quality debacle were released to KSL Wednesday following an open records request. The emails show that Sandy City was warned that the water supply could be contaminated with lead and copper a full week before they told residents. One […]
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