FARMINGTON — Davis County Commissioners will meet in a closed session Tuesday to discuss legal fees attorney David Irvine says he is owed for his work on the fluoride issue. Irvine is threatening to return to court over $235,000 he said the county owes him for his work since 2002 with Utahns for Better Dental […]
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Fluoride issue heading back to court in Davis Co.
FARMINGTON — A Bountiful attorney says he will take the Davis County Commission back to court to resolve a dispute over legal fees involving a fluoride flap that has lasted seven years. David Irvine, a private attorney representing the pro-fluoride group Utahns for Better Dental Health, said he will file the motion next week. The […]
Holladay may win right to go without fluoride
A long-standing water war in Salt Lake’s east bench could be reaching its end, with fluoridation foes in Holladay winning the ability to vote whether to include the chemical in their water system. After nine years of fighting, including a three-year court battle between Holladay and Salt Lake County, the Utah Legislature passed SB29, which […]
Senate approves option to opt out of fluoridated water systems
A proposal allowing private water system shareholders to opt out of countywide water fluoridation programs was approved by the Senate on Tuesday. SB29, sponsored by Sen. Dennis Stowell, R-Parowan, will now head to the House for consideration. Sen. Allen Christensen, R-Ogden, objected to the proposal, noting that it had been brought before the Legislature on […]
Bill to let small water companies opt of fluoridation advances
A privately owned water company in Holladay might get the legal right to refuse to fluoridate its water even though Salt Lake County residents voted in favor of doing so. SB29, sponsored by Sen. Dennis Stowell, R-Parowan, would allow shareholders of private or corporate water systems to take an up-or-down vote on fluoridation, in spite […]
Legislature tries to settle fluoridation of drinking water
Utah residents went to Capitol Hill to find out what is, or is not, in their drinking water. The Senate Committee met Feb. 17 to discuss the ongoing fluoridating of the water, an issue that has been debated for nine years. Senate Bill 0029 is the Safe Drinking Water Acts Amendment. The amended bill states […]
Holly Refinery: Acid leak forces refinery evacuation
WEST BOUNTIFUL — A leak of hydrofluoric acid forced the evacuation of the Holly Refinery on Friday. About 600 workers were in the refinery at the time. South Davis Metro Fire Chief Jim Rampton says refinery workers contained the leak before fire and hazardous materials crews arrived. One man was taken to the hospital with […]
Woods Cross refinery workers are evacuated after acid leaks from pipe
Between 600 and 700 employees were evacuated from an oil refinery in Woods Cross on Friday afternoon when hydrofluoric acid began leaking from a broken pipe. No injuries were reported and employees of Holly Corp. were able to suppress the acid vapour quickly, said South Davis Metro Fire Department Chief Jim Ramptom. The leak occurred […]
Layton: Fluoride-free Water Available
LAYTON — Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, 2837 E. Highway 193, will open its new Water Conservation Learning Garden from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The new garden is designed to give the public ideas for yards and gardens with water conservation in mind. Also offered will be tours of the district’s drinking-water treatment […]
Water system gets no mercy on fluoride
A measure that would have ended a two-year court battle and cleared the way for a small water provider to buck Salt Lake County’s fluoridation mandate hit a dam in the Legislature. Rep. Sylvia Andersen, R-Sandy, sponsored HB116 to give the Holliday Water Co. the power to say yes or no to injecting fluoride into […]