It was a long time in coming, but members of Coastal Citizens for Safe Drinking Water were gratified when they recently received a letter, dated November 27, 2007, from Los Angeles County Supervisor Yaroslavsky responding to their two previous requests for his intervention in plans, now operative, by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California […]
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Halt Fluoride Supplements State Health Department Warns
The Messenger has obtained a copy of a memo from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Health and Human Services Agency to health providers recommending the suspension of prescription fluoride supplements for at least one year in areas served by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). The memo, dated October 1, 2007, […]
Discrepancy in Stuart fluoride vote cleared up
Stuart voters who declined to answer the fluoride question Martin County Supervisor of Elections Vicki Davis and staff. A leading local opponent to fluoride spoke to Martin County Supervisor of Elections Vicki Davis on Wednesday about what seemed to be a discrepancy between 3,910 votes cast in Stuart’s Tuesday referendum and 4,588 ballots that were […]
Proposed legislation would allow water company the right to stop fluoride
Although Salt Lake County voters said yes to fluoridation in 2000, one private water company in Holladay said no. Although Holliday Water Company purchased the necessary equipment to fluoridate, shareholders oppose adding the chemical to the water, so it sits idle. Rep. Sylvia Andersen, R-Sandy, is sponsoring HB116 to allow the 3,000 shareholders that make […]
North Baldwin Utilities continuing fluoride additive
Bay Minette, Ala. — North Baldwin Utilities will continue to fluoridate drinking water for about 7,000 subscribers in an area including Bay Minette, south to Spanish Fort and east to Stapleton, according to general manager Jason Padgett. The NBU board of directors agreed to continue the additive Oct. 25 after receiving a positive report from […]
Stuart voters approve fluoridation
STUART — City voters came out in favor of adding fluoride to their municipal water Tuesday, with 52 percent of them telling the City Commission to adopt an ordinance requiring it. “Stuart has given itself and its children a gift for a lifetime,” said dentist David Bowden of Stuart, with the pro-fluoride Healthy Smiles Project […]
EDITORIAL: Vote Yes for fluoridation in Northern Humboldt County
The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District is considering fluoridation of its water for the seven communities it serves, two of which already fluoridate. Doing so would bring cavity reduction and stronger teeth to rural citizens who have gone without, to the detriment of their dental health as compared to fluoridated Arcata. If any one of […]
Humboldt: Fluoridation cost study released
HUMBOLDT – Fluoridating Northern Humboldt County’s water would cost the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (HBMWD) $325,000 to construct facilities and $46,000 in annual expenses. The costs would be split proportionately among the district’s seven water customers, which are the cities of Eureka, Arcata and Blue Lake plus community service districts in Cutten (Humboldt), McKinleyville, […]
Fire at Daikin in Decatur closes fluoropolymer plant
The Daikin America plant was shut down after an unexplained fire in the fluoropolymer melt products building Monday morning. No one was injured in the 12:40 a.m. fire, according to human resources and general affairs manager Marc Singleton, and the fire did not damage other areas of the plant. “We’re still in the process of […]
Erie residents to vote on fluoride in their water
ERIE — In a perfect world, Diane Brunson would have the fluoride flowing freely through every Colorado tap. To Brunson, who heads the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Oral Health Unit, it’s an easy call. Statistics show sharp reductions in tooth decay in communities that fluoridate their water. Studies show the costs — […]