… On another issue, Schneider asked the council to pass a resolution officially opposing the fluoridation of the city’s water supply. Schneider indicated she will prepare such a resolution for the council’s consideration. A law passed by the Arkansas Legislature in 2011 requires any city that serves more than 5,000 residents to add fluoride to […]
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Carroll-Boone Water District board to hear update on fluoride facility and funding
EUREKA SPRINGS — The Carroll-Boone Water District board will hear an update Thursday on construction of the fluoride-dispensing project, as well as on payments from Delta Dental for the facility and those to the contractor. The board also will consider approval of life insurance and AD&D coverage for employees exposed to silica, part of the […]
Carroll-Boone Water District approves bid for fluoride facilities
EUREKA SPRINGS — The Carroll-Boone Water District board approved a contract for construction of fluoride-dispensing facilities at the east and west treatment plants on Thursday, awarding the bid to L.E. Davis Construction of Harrison. The bid award had been tabled in December when it was learned that Davis’ bid, the lowest of seven received, at […]
Carroll-Boone to hear update on fluoride project, with possible vote to award bids
EUREKA SPRINGS — The Carroll-Boone Water District will hear an update on fluoride feed stations and the contract with Delta Dental to fund the construction at its quarterly meeting next week. The board may also vote to award a construction bid out of seven that were submitted by the Nov. 19 deadline. The board held […]
Carroll-Boone: Bid tabled for fluoride facility because of high cost
EUREKA SPRINGS — Seven bids for constructing fluoride-dispensing facilities at the Carroll-Boone Water District were considered Tuesday at a special board meeting, but the award was tabled until January because costs came in above the grant amount from Delta Dental. President Brad Hammond of McGoodwin, Williams & Yates engineering firm said the seven bids received […]
Carroll-Boone to hold special meeting on fluoride bids
EUREKA SPRINGS — The Carroll-Boone Water District will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 9 a.m. The agenda includes the award of a bid on construction of fluoride facilities at both the east and west treatment plants, authorization for engineering services for the project, selection of bond counsel, authorization of a Request […]
Carroll-Boone Water District: Bids to go forward for fluoride treatment
EUREKA SPRINGS — Bids for the state-mandated fluoride treatment facilities at the Carroll-Boone Water District will be taken around Nov. 19, said McGoodwin, Williams & Yates President Brad Hammond at the Oct. 17 board meeting. Hammond requested the board hold a special meeting before Thanksgiving to award the bid. The project has to be completed […]
Carroll-Boone Water District: No reprieve on fluoride
According to Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel in an opinion issued in July, Act 197 of 2011, mandating that fluoride be added to drinking water, will stand. And on the national front, the Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition to change the source of fluoride in drinking water. State Rep. Denny Altes of Fort […]
Fluoride facilities to proceed at Carroll-Boone Water District
Despite the best efforts of water operators, concerned citizens and local lawmakers, the new Arkansas law, Act 197 of 2011, mandating water fluoridation of all systems serving more than 5,000 people, remains in place and its implementation is looming at the Carroll-Boone Water District, which serves the cities of Eureka Springs, Berryville, Green Forest, Harrison […]
Carroll-Boone Water: Water board to get update on fluoride
At its upcoming quarterly meeting, the Carroll-Boone Water District board will hear an update from engineers McGoodwin, Williams & Yates on fluoride feed system requirements. In 2011, the state mandated that all drinking water systems serving more than 5,000 people must fluoridate their water, but funding cannot come from taxes or water sales revenue. Delta […]