San Antonio Water System workers transferring fluoride at the utility’s North East Operations Center on Friday spilled about 4,100 gallons of the chemical, officials said. The spill was caused by malfunctioning valves, SAWS spokeswoman Anne Hayden said. As a result, some of the fluoride was lost into the secondary containment area,” she said. “We have […]
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Fluoride in public water up for debate at Manchester Town Meeting
Excerpt: Town Meeting will be held Monday (April 1) at the Manchester Memorial Elementary School, 43 Lincoln St., from 7 to 9 p.m. MANCHESTER — At Town Meeting on Monday, registered voters will weigh in on whether they want industrial sodium fluoride added to the public water supply. The community group Manchester Residents for Removing Sodium Fluoride from Public Water Supply […]
Fluoridation foe taking battle to Arkansas Supreme Court
The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority, the sole holdout in the state still refusing to fluoridate its drinking water, plans to appeal a March 7 Circuit Court ruling that OMRPWA cannot refuse to fluoridate based on being a wholesale water supplier with 18 towns, none of which has 5,000 customers. The Arkansas Department of […]
Hansen students can receive sealants beginning Tuesday
HANSEN — Beginning Tuesday, Hansen elementary first- and second-graders and middle school seventh- and eighth-graders are scheduled to receive free dental sealants and fluoride varnish to help prevent cavities, as part of Delta Dental of Idaho’s Grins-on-the-Go program. Dental sealants fill the deep grooves of the back teeth where 90 percent of cavities occur. Fluoride […]
Hiawassee updates community on loans, city advancements
Excerpts: HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Hiawassee City Council convened for March’s work session on Monday to discuss numerous topics. Hiawassee Mayor Liz Ordiales opened with a monthly report, including an update on city loan repayments. Mayor Ordiales reported that maintenance on the million gallon water tank was completed, as well as the “green tank” that serves […]
NYU Dentistry students to bring free clinic to Machias
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: Machias is a fluoridated community in Washington County in Maine. The majority of the population on municipal water in Washington County are fluoridated – see more info below ______________________________________________________________________ MACHIAS, Maine (WABI) New York University students are returning to Machias to offer free dental care for one week in […]
House Republicans work to ban fluoride in public water
CONCORD — A group of Republican state representatives are hopeful this could be the year the Legislature bans the addition of fluoride in municipal water supplies. On March 12, the House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee voted 16-3 to recommend passage of House Bill 192, sponsored by Republican Reps. Richard Marple of Hooksett and Raymond […]
Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority fighting state fluoride law
VALLEY SPRINGS, Ark. — The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority believes adding fluoride to the system would be harmful to the environment, and believes it’s also harmful to people. But in a state law it says fluoride prevents tooth decay and improves oral health. An Arkansas law passed in 2011 says water systems in […]
Water authority votes to appeal fluoride ruling
VALLEY SPRINGS — The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority board met Thursday night at Valley Springs City Hall and voted to appeal a recent court decision that it must fluoridate water. But that move was designed to buy some time so water customers might be able to protest the law requiring fluoridation while the […]
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 […]