After nearly two years of planning and construction, the city of Walnut’s new water treatment plant is nearly finished and water customers have begun receiving softer water from the system. According to Walnut City Clerk Terri Abel, the three-phase project includes the renovation of the Walnut water tower, the replacement of distribution lines, and the […]
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Former head of CDC, Julie Gerberding, wants fluoridation in more Californian cities
Santa Clara – The former head of the US Centers for Disease Control says the water in San Jose is missing an ingredient that is available in other parts of the country. Dr. Julie Gerberding says the local water supply needs fluoride. Dr. Gerberding says she’s shocked that a city the size of San Jose […]
Dexter: Village to drill well on school district land
The village will pay $40,000 to the school district for the easement on the high school property that will house a well, pump house and water main and increase the capacity of the village’s water supply. Before the vote, Webster Township resident Shawn Letwin asked the school board to renegotiate the contract and add a […]
Harrington begins fluoridation of water to comply with state law
The city of Harrington began adding fluoride to its public water system Feb. 2 to comply with state law. Under Senate Bill 173, passed in 1998, municipal water supplies must fluoridate their water. There is no established time frame for compliance. According to city officials, Harrington’s entire municipal water system of 1,223 service connections will […]
Hydrochloric Acid Mistaken For Fluoride in Bellaire Water
No one in particular is responsible for hydrochloric acid making its way Monday into the Bellaire water supply, according to the water plant superintendent. Bellaire residents were advised Monday morning not to use village water for any reason after hydrochloric acid – mistaken for fluoride – was placed into the water supply. The warning was […]
Selmer, McNairy County: To Fluoride or Not
Selmer Mayor David Robinson says until three years ago, he never thought twice about fluoride in drinking water. Now, he’s fighting to take it out. “If you spill it in any water, a lake, a pond, a creek, international waters, it’s considered a toxic cleanup. Yet we can drip it in our public’s drinking water,” […]
NYC: 2008 cost for hydrofluosilicic acid: $5,145,473.52 for 5 boroughs
Excerpts from 2-page letter, available in pdf format: • Page 1 of letter • Page 2 of letter Letter from: Aspa Capetanakis Technical Assistant to the Chief of Distribution Water Quality Operations BWS Foils Records Officer City of New York Department of Environmental Protection Letter to: Mr. Paul Stephen Beeber Paul Stephen Beeber Law of […]
Conway Corp. resumes fluoridation
Fluoride made its return to Conway’s drinking water Friday afternoon. A water line failure at a Conway Corp. treatment plant in October 2007 put the fluoride injection port out of service. Restoring fluoridation has involved putting the fluoride injection port and its associated equipment in a new location and constructing a building around it. The […]
Timberville: State House of Delegates proposes referendum on fluoridation
Excerpt: Fluoride Debate Also, in the House of Delegates, a proposed advisory referendum on fluoridation in Timberville made it through a subcommittee on a 3-2 vote. The bill, introduced by Lohr, would allow residents to weigh in on whether the town should continue to have fluoride in the water. The referendum, if approved, is to […]
Storm may have affected Pottstown fluoride hearing turnout
POTTSTOWN — Officials believe the snow storm is probably responsible for the paltry turn out at a series of public hearings Wednesday on a proposal to stop adding fluoride to Pottstown’s public water supply. Another hearing will be scheduled; although, another date has not yet been set, said Brent Wagner, superintendent at the borough Wastewater […]