FARMINGTON — Davis County Health is showing little teeth when it comes to making certain its fluoride suppliers for the county’s drinking water supply are compliant with Utah law, Waterwatch of Utah founder Lorna Rosenstein says. “There are specific laws that are made to protect consumers,” Rosenstein said. One of those laws is House Bill […]
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West Deptford shuts down water well as ‘precaution’ after possible contamination detected
The township has shut down one of its six water supply wells after finding evidence of an industrial chemical currently causing problems in Paulsboro’s drinking water. West Deptford acting administrator Brandon Umba on Friday stated the shutdown is “precautionary,” and stressed that the township’s tap water is safe to drink. Complaints of water contamination have […]
Wellington Could Reconsider Water Fluoridation Policy
An old debate has been rekindled in Wellington as council members prepare to discuss the necessity of fluoride in the village’s drinking water. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, council members will discuss a resolution to eliminate fluoridation of Wellington’s public drinking water supply. The village has added fluoride to its drinking water since 1999, when council […]
DEP response to Pauslboro water woes: ‘An abundance of caution’ needed
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has responded to complaints about possible contamination in the borough’s public water supply with a letter stating that action is warranted for the most sensitive populations. Tests of Pauslboro’s main water supply — well #7 — has found levels of perfluorochemicals (PFCs), such as perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) up […]
Fluoride will remain in Keyser drinking water
After the public voiced support of leaving fluoride in the drinking water, the Keyser Council decided Wednesday to let it remain in the water. “We have got emails from locals and as far away as California and the response that we have got has overwhelmingly been in opposition to any change in the fluoride program. […]
Coalition Wants Hartford To Fluoridate Tap Water
Volunteers have launched a public education campaign advocating that fluoride be added to the municipal water supply. Upper Valley Oral Health Coalition Coordinator Beth Kopp said the group’s nearly two dozen members — who work or live in Hartford — are handing out information packets, water bottles, window decals and buttons that detail their campaign […]
Health Trust lays out plan to make people in Santa Clara County healthier
Some 200 people interested in healthy living for infants, adults and the elderly met at the Mexican Heritage Plaza recently to find out The Health Trust’s new initiatives for the next five years. Discussions at the Jan. 16 meeting included a question-and-answer period with five San Jose mayoral candidates, and a speech by Julie Gerberding, […]
Austin Fluoride Free Hunger Strike Continues
An Austin activist group continues a hunger strike that will remain ongoing until the Austin City Council responds to their request to end water fluoridation in the city’s water supply. Currently members Jason Needham and Nicholas Lucier are the public faces for the Austin Fluoride Hunger Strike, working to bring attention to the issue by […]
Wood Village leaders give up on fluoride after vocal, if small, opposition from residents
Sixty-one percent of Portlanders voted against putting fluoride in the city’s water supply last year. When the idea was floated to Wood Village residents last fall, the small town made an even more emphatic statement: 100 percent of those who responded said no. But there’s a catch: Just 10 people — eight of the city’s […]
Meadville: When it comes to fluoride, one size does not fit all
The letter to the editor in The Meadville Tribune written by Dr. Christopher G. Knapp on Dec. 7, 2013, implies that the Meadville Area Water Authority (MAWA) is considering introducing fluoride into the drinking water system. If this is the case then both the members of MAWA and the public affected by the introduction of […]