OAK RIDGE — The long-delayed cleanup work at the Molten Salt Reactor will resume in September, a Department of Energy spokesman said Friday. Virtually no work has been done at the old reactor for the past year and a half because of persistent problems, including a fluorine leak in May 2006 and subsequent allegations that […]
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Flouridation back on table in Corning?
Corning Mayor Frank Coccho said Wednesday he was informed by the city’s lawyer that a petition signed by 10 percent of the city’s voters could force a referendum to strip the council of its right to pass a local law on fluoridation. Coccho said such a petition would require about 600 signatures. The City Council […]
Blue Lake City Council considers water fluoridation
The Blue Lake City Council decided not to take further action at its meeting Tuesday with regard to requesting fluoridation of water through the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District. HBMWD was first approached by three of its wholesale municipal customers — McKinleyville Community Services District, Humboldt Community Services District and Fieldbrook-Glendale Community Services District — […]
Official promotes fluoride in water
Citing that almost 40 percent of Mississippi children in the third-grade go untreated for tooth decay, a health department official says more prevention is needed – starting at the tap. Fluoridated water is pumped into 52 percent of the public water systems throughout Mississippi, but more participation is needed, said John Justice, fluoridation administrator for […]
Brevard votes to remove additive
BREVARD — The water in the city will be different in September as the City Council has decided to remove fluoride additives from the public water supply. Water fluoridation has been common in municipalities across the country for decades as an inexpensive way to prevent tooth decay, but the process is not without its critics. […]
Widefield Water reports slightly elevated fluoride
In Widefield one of the wells, specifically Water Well C-36 reported a fluoride measurement of 2.8 milligrams per liter (MG/L), and Water Well W-4 came in with a 2.4 MG/L level during routine sampling on February 19, 2007. The Maximum Contaminant Level for drinking water is 4.0 MG/L. Water from these two wells is combined […]
Wicomico water and sewer plan to remain
SALISBURY — The Wicomico County comprehensive water and sewer plan is nearly 20 years old, but it will continue to age after the County Council asked staff Tuesday to return with more recommendations for private plants, a water and sewer authority and adding fluoride to more systems. Few questions were resolved after a nearly one […]
Village of Saukville may end fluoride
Village of Saukville – A suburban community is considering dropping fluoride from its drinking water, sparking discussion of another aspect of water – an increasingly contentious topic in southern Wisconsin. In this case, the question is focused on Saukville, a village in northern Ozaukee County that has grown nearly 6% since the 2000 U.S. census. […]
Coast, state lag in providing fluoridated water
— South Mississippi isn’t easy on the teeth. Mississippi’s Gulf Coast is one of the state’s problem spots for public water systems not adding tooth-saving fluoride to tap water, dental health officials say. “Two areas of the state stand out for lacking fluoridation programs, the Delta and the Gulf Coast,” said Nick Mosca, state dental […]
Juneau: 2,200 want to vote on fluoride issue
Citizens Promoting Dental Health turned in nearly 2,200 signatures Thursday to the city clerk’s office in hopes of letting voters decide in the Oct. 2 municipal election whether fluoride should be put back in the city water supply. The group, comprised of local health professionals and concerned citizens, had until Thursday to collect 1,952 signatures […]