City officials have expressed concerns that fluoridation chemicals the Carroll Boone Water District (CBWD) started adding in August 2015 could increase levels of lead to unsafe levels. Fluoridation chemicals not only contain lead, but are corrosive. Combined with chloramines used to disinfect water, which are also corrosive, the result could be increased lead leaching from […]
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Treatment plant begins adding fluoride to Hot Springs’ water supply
HOT SPRINGS — The Ouachita Water Treatment Plant is adding fluoride to Hot Springs’ water supply. Plant workers began the process Monday. Arkansas Department of Health officials helped “calibrate our devices to make sure they were in range with theirs,” said Larry Merriman, major capital projects manager for the city. Act 197 of 2011 requires […]
Ozark Mountain Public Water authority to appeal fluoridation mandate
WESTERN GROVE — The board of the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority has unanimously voted to take the issue of water fluoridation to court. The decision was made at the board’s monthly meeting on Dec. 17 at the Western Grove City Hall. “This is not a lawsuit,” board member Winton McInnis said. “We are […]
Hot Springs: City board approves fluoride contract
The Hot Springs Board of Directors approved a resolution Tuesday night, after moving it from the consent agenda, to award a contract to Univar USA Inc. for fluorosilic acid to comply with a state mandate to add fluoride to the municipal water supply… Subscription needed to read full article
Anti-fluoride group charges deception; Nonexistent report, conflict of interest
A classic toothpaste commercial featured the line, “Look, Ma, no cavities!” An organization that is fighting a mandatory fluoridation law is now claiming, “Look, Ma, no cavities report.” Secure Arkansas, a self-described grassroots organization, has charged that a former official for the Arkansas Department of Health (AHD) used deception in getting the passage of Act […]
Fluoride battle brews between Ozark Mountain water authority, Health Department
WESTERN GROVE — Members of the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority (OMRPWA) board limbered up their legs on Thursday, Nov. 19, in preparation for kicking the can down the road. Meeting at Western Grove City Hall, the board voted to have chairman Andy Anderson and board member Winton McInnis, a non-practicing attorney, meet with […]
More than 2 million Arkansans drinking fluoridated water
Seventy-six percent of Arkansans now are served by public water systems that fluoridate water at recommended levels as a result of a 2011 law, legislators were told today. Dr. Nate Smith, director of the Arkansas Department of Health, told the House and Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committees that Act 197 of 2011 has […]
Eureka: Public Works director outlines concerns about fluoride
In an email to Eureka Springs Alderman David Mitchell, Public Works Director Dwayne Allen cited a list of concerns about the state’s policies for training workers handling fluoridation systems and for notifying cities about the amount of fluoride being injected into the city’s water supply. “The training is vastly inadequate and had to be rushed […]
Eureka Springs restaurants prepare to filter water
Since fluoride was added to Eureka Springs’ water supply in mid-July, local restaurant owners and residents are researching and purchasing water filtration systems. Citizens and business owners continue to voice concerns about Carroll-Boone Water District inserting fluoride into the city’s water supply. While the rush for filters is on, social media and letters to the […]
Once-Defeated Fort Smith Fluoride Contract Approved
A once-defeated contract for engineering services related to the addition of fluoride into Fort Smith’s drinking water was approved Tuesday night in a 5-2 vote. Two weeks ago, the Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a $1.5 million construction contract with Goodwin & Goodwin for fluoride feed systems at the city’s Lake Fort Smith and […]