YORKTOWN, NY — Yorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman ordered the suspension of water fluoridation in the town last Thursday, citing a federal court ruling last week. In the case of Food & Water Watch, Inc., et al, v. the United States Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen ruled on September 24, that the […]
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Water Fluoridation Suspended In 2 Westchester Towns After Court Ruling
In an announcement on Thursday, Sept. 26, Yorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman said he ordered a pause on water fluoridation within the town, which will also affect Somers residents. Lachterman’s decision was made following a ruling by US District Court Edward Chen on Tuesday, Sept. 24 that determined the current standard for fluoridation in the US, 0.7 […]
Buffalo attorney pushes back against fluoride returning to city’s water
Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN/AP) – A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. In the ruling, the judge said it’s not certain that the amount of fluoride typically added to water is causing lower […]
City of Buffalo to reintroduce fluoride in water
CITY OF BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Residents in the City of Buffalo will soon have fluoride back in their water after going more than nine years without it. According to a Buffalo Water report from January 2023, city residents haven’t had fluoride in their water since June 2015. Buffalo Water Board Chairman Oluwole McFoy said […]
Fluoride set to return to city of Buffalo water supply after nearly a decade, officials say
For the first time in nearly 10 years, the city of Buffalo will have fluoride in its water again. Water board officials say they met with the Colonel Ward Pumping Station on Friday to confirm the fluoridation project was complete and met all of its standards. After the delivery of the fluoride treatment materials on […]
Fluoride Scheduled to be Added to Water in Yorktown
Fluoride is scheduled to be added to the water of about 40,000 residents in Yorktown—just not yet. Residents had been notified by the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works (NWJWW) and town officials that fluoride would be part of the water supply for the first time since 2017 at the end of July. However, the process […]
Fluoride Treatments On Track to Return to Buffalo Water
Within the next few weeks or months, the water coming out of taps in the city of Buffalo will once again have fluoride in it. Recently, a diver went into the river near the Colonel Ward Pumping Station to begin the process of preparing the city’s water system to once again be fluoridated. The diver […]
Fluoridating Of Yorktown, Somers Water Will Begin This Month
YORKTOWN/SOMERS, NY — Upgrades to water treatment facilities will mean more homes, schools and businesses in Westchester will again be getting fluoridated tap water. Northern Westchester Joint Water Works (NWJWW) will begin fluoridating the Yorktown and Somers water supply on July 30, according to officials. The facilities’ fluoride feed systems (Amawalk and Catskill Treatment Plants) […]
Buffalo Water Board moves closes to fluoride restoration
The Buffalo Water Board says a professional diver has installed a new flow meter at the Colonel Ward Pumping Station on Porter Avenue, which will help measure how much fluoride needs to be added to city water during treatment. The CDC recommends adding fluoride to public water to prevent cavities, something the city stopped adding […]
Fluoride equipment added to Buffalo water after 9 years
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Water is on schedule to complete new system improvements and restore fluoride to the city’s drinking water by the end of the summer after nine years. On Thursday, the fluoridation process began as necessary equipment was installed near the filtration plant at the Colonel Ward Pumping Station. A professional diver […]