Tonight, City Council will consider reintroducing fluoride to the city’s drinking water at its 7 p.m. meeting. While dental and medical experts believe the mineral helps prevent tooth decay, critics argue fluoride is a poison. Harrisonburg began adding fluoride in its water in 1973 but discontinued the practice in August 2016 while workers replaced a […]
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Franklin and the towns of Windsor and Courtland City: High Fluoride levels
The city of Franklin and the towns of Windsor and Courtland recently completed their annual drinking water consumer confidence reports for 2016. The reports, which are mandated by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, detail the results of each municipality’s testing of its drinking water for contaminants such as lead, microbes, chemicals and alpha and […]
Bedford County dentist advocating to get fluoride back in the water
The Bedford Regional Water Authority has taken fluoride out of the public water supply [on February 1, 2017]. In its board meeting Thursday night, members said the decision was based on logistics and complaints from the public, but one dentist says they may be condemning thousands of kids to tooth decay. Dentist Annie Libbey says […]
After fluoridation is discontinued in Bedford County, local dentist fights back
FOREST — Two months after the county stopped adding fluoride to a portion of its water supply, a local dentist and mother determined to bring it back is working to educate patients on the health implications. As of Feb. 1, the Bedford Regional Water Authority ended its fluoridation process. Water fluoridation is the controlled addition […]
Carroll County: Citizens left with bad taste in mouth over fluoride and fees
Two Carroll County residents shared their distaste over fluoridation of drinking water and non-user fees with board members at the Feb. 13 Public Service Authority meeting. Judy Jones, who identified herself as a Cliffview Community resident, spoke first during the citizen’s time portion of the meeting. “I’m here to express my concern over the PSA […]
Bedford Regional Water Authority ends fluoridation
As of February 1, 2017, the Bedford Regional Water Authority no longer adds fluoride to any of the sources we own and operate. Water entering portions of the Forest area will continue to receive fluoridated water that the BRWA purchases from the City of Lynchburg; what this means is that, upon completion of the pipeline […]
Charlottesville, Albemarle First Responders Train for Fluorine Hazmat Situation
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Albemarle County and Charlottesville are both working to make sure first responders are equipped to handle situations involving hazardous chemicals.The Greenwood Chemical Company, along with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, walked several firefighters through a fluorine leak scenario at their facility in Albemarle County Tuesday. Using water, the scenario […]
Winchester city receives water fluoridation award
WINCHESTER — The city has received the Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Department of Health (DOH) and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is the third consecutive year the city has received the designation, according to a recent news release. It indicates that the local water is […]
Harrisonburg: Leaky fluoride tank among council’s agenda items
Looking ahead, Harrisonburg City Council meets this Tuesday and they’ll discuss at least two noteworthy topics. One involves the fluoridation of the city’s water supply. The other might change the city’s rules on party gatherings. The city is mandated by code to put sodium fluoride in the public water supply; however, there’s a leak in […]
Harrisonburg City Council To Get Rid Of Fluoride?
The use of sodium fluoride in public drinking water to prevent tooth decay, hailed by many as a public health breakthrough but decried by others, could be headed down the drain in the city. Thanks to a leaky tank at the water treatment plant, Harrisonburg City Council on Tuesday will consider repealing, at least temporarily […]