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Fluoridation effort stalls in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE — When the city lost a court case to the state more than a year ago, its long-running battle against water fluoridation appeared over. But Watsonville residents continue to drink fluoride-free water, and don’t look for the tooth-decay fighting compound to flow from taps anytime soon. It will take more than a year to […]
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Blue Lake City Council considers water fluoridation
The Blue Lake City Council decided not to take further action at its meeting Tuesday with regard to requesting fluoridation of water through the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District. HBMWD was first approached by three of its wholesale municipal customers — McKinleyville Community Services District, Humboldt Community Services District and Fieldbrook-Glendale Community Services District — […]
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Manila to ask residents about fluoride
MANILA – In considering the prospect of having the Humboldt Bay Municipal Bay Municipal Water District add fluoride to its water supply, the Manila Community Services District’s board of directors wants the input of voters. The board met last Thursday, June June 21 and unanimously approved a resolution that calls for an advisory ballot election […]
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Sierra Health Foundation gives $250,000 to the City of West Sacramento to help install water fluoridation
As part of its brightSMILES Dental Partnership, Sierra Health Foundation has awarded three grants to agencies involved in improving the oral health of Yolo County residents. A $60,000 grant was awarded to CommuniCare Health Centers for school-based oral health services, the Sacramento District Dental Foundation was awarded a $120,000 grant to support its Smiles for […]
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Humboldt Bay Water District debates fluoridation
HUMBOLDT – As the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District proceeds with a study on the prospect of providing drinking water fluoridation to its seven municipal customers, speakers at a hearing showed fear that the process will be tilted by influential fluoridation advocates. The water district’s board of directors again took up the question of water […]
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Vista Irrigation District updates customers on fluoridation plans
VISTA —- The Vista Irrigation District will start adding fluoride to its locally treated water in late 2007 to coincide with a plan by a major Southern California water supplier to fluoridate all of the treated water it delivers to region, according to the district’s annual water quality report. The report, released this month, describes […]
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Pico Rivera, in Los Angeles County, moves to remove toxic fluorosilicic acid from pumping sites.
PICO RIVERA – Pico Rivera has taken the first steps to remove toxic waste from six water pumping sites, which eventually will bring the city into compliance with orders from county safety officials. Officials from the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s CalARP unit – California Accidental Release Prevention Program – had given the city two […]
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Planned fluoridation of L.A. County’s water causes concern
Starting next October, the water coming to Malibu taps from the Metropolitan Water District via the West Basin Municipal Water District will be fluoridated. This is in compliance with a state regulation passed in 1995 that mandates fluoridation of large public water systems if funding sources outside of cities can be found. And there are […]
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Two workers hurt in acid spill at Fremont chip-cleaning facility
Two men are hospitalized today following an early morning acid leak at a Fremont semiconductor-industry supply company that prompted the response of hazardous materials crews, the Fremont Fire Department reported. Two employees of a private janitorial firm who were cleaning offices at the Metron Technology building, located at 44050 Fremont Blvd., discovered the leak at […]
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Valero is one of only two refineries in California that still uses hydrofluoric acid in the production of gasoline.
Southern California air-quality regulators are fining Valero Energy Corp. $5,000 a day because the San Antonio-based company delayed upgrades to its Wilmington refinery — at the request of California energy officials. The fine is a minor monetary annoyance for Valero, amounting each day to about half a minute’s worth of profit during the first quarter. […]
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