Fluoride issue at Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority going to court The state Health Department’s decision about fluoridation of a local water system could now be heading to Boone County Circuit Court. The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority board is set to meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Valley Springs City Hall and board […]
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City of Alma to begin adding fluoride to water system
Alma Public Works will begin fluoridating the city’s drinking water on Wednesday, June 15, affecting Alma, Kibler, Dyer and Redhill. Hexafluorosilicic acid, commonly used for water fluoridation, will be added to Alma’s finished water prior to distribution, said Alma Public Works Director Mark Yardley. While fluoride is naturally occurring in nearly every water source in […]
State health board tells water authority to comply with fluoridation
The events of March 29 went pretty much as Andy Anderson expected. Anderson, the chairman of the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority board of directors, and other water authority officials on that day appeared in Little Rock before the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Administrative Board. Anderson and the others were told that they […]
Fort Smith flips the switch on fluoridation
Fort Smith, Ark. — For the first time, people in this western Arkansas city and nearby communities served by its water system will, starting in March, enjoy the benefits of community water fluoridation. City officials on March 7 began adding fluoride to its drinking water, thanks in part to a grant from Delta Dental Foundation […]
Eureka Springs steps up water quality monitoring in wake of Flint crisis
With the current water issues in bigger and older cities like Flint, Mich., Eureka Springs city leaders are paying attention. They’re working to make sure city water lines are clean, and contaminant free. The city was founded on July 4, 1879 and was rumored to have ‘healing waters’. If that myth were true, then director […]
Fort Smith adds fluoride to city’s water supply Monday
Up until Monday, Fort Smith was the largest city in the state without fluoridated water flowing through its pipes. But crews started adding the chemical to treatment plants in Van Buren and in Mountainburg Monday morning, where Fort Smith and some other local cities have their drinking water treated. As per a law passed by […]
Fluoride will go in Fort Smith water
FORT SMITH — The city will begin Monday adding fluoride to the water it provides for its 160,000 users in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Once the chemical is introduced into the water system at the Lake Fort Smith and the Lee Creek water treatment plants, it will take about 36 hours for the water […]
Fort Smith To Begin Fluoridating Next Week
The city of Fort Smith announced Wednesday that it will begin fluoridating its drinking water Monday. “Fluoridation of drinking water is for the purpose of promoting public health and preventing tooth decay,” a news release from the city states. “The city will feed fluoride at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended level […]
Eureka Springs: Public works director addresses water fluoridation
Eureka Springs Public Works Director Dwayne Allen released a letter updating the Eureka Springs City Council on the city’s water quality issues on Monday. In the letter, Allen described how the public works department has taken measures to increase the city’s water quality. The department, Allen said, is working to meet state regulations while testing […]
Fort Smith: FLUORIDATION OF OUR DRINKING WATER
On Monday, March 7, 2016 the City of Fort Smith will begin fluoridating our drinking water. In accordance with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) April 2015 recommendation, the fluoridation level of 0.7 mg/L will be used to provide public health benefits but prevent fluorosis of teeth and bones. There have been […]