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‘Equipment malfunction’ deposits extra fluoride into Utah town’s drinking water.
FAN Note: Samples collected in Sunset, Utah municipal water show fluoride levels as high as 13ppm! An “equipment malfunction” poured extra fluoride into the Sunset City water system this week, prompting officials in the Davis County town to advise residents to “flush” — or run — tap water for several minutes, along with other precautions. […]
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Sunset residents warned of excessive fluoride in water due to system malfunction
FAN Note: In 2019, a similar situation in Sandy, Utah exposed thousands to extreme levels of fluorosilicic acid and heavy metals caused by its corrosion: https://fluoridealert.org/content/sandy-utah-february-2019-drinking-water-contamination-event/ SUNSET, Utah, Sept. 14, 2022 (Gephardt Daily) — City and state health officials are warning Sunset residents to take precautions after a malfunction in the city water system injected excessive fluoride. […]
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Brian Moench: Toxic chemicals are causing the collapse of human intelligence
Utah should take advantage of a grant to put air purifiers in its classrooms. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) In this Dec. 10, 2018, photo, smokestacks near an oil refinery are seen in front of the Utah State Capitol as an inversion settles over The catastrophic dumbing down of America has in the movie “Don’t Look […]
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Fluoride will remain in Draper’s water
After two postponements, the result of the vote regarding fluoride in Draper’s water was announced by WaterPro March 17. 57% voted in favor of keeping fluoride in the water 43% voted against keeping fluoride in the water Darrin Jensen-Peterson is CEO and General Manager of WaterPro, a position he’s held since 2009. He said WaterPro […]
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City of Sandy: Approval by Water Board of the Stipulated Consent Order for massive fluoride overfeed
Note from Fluoride Action Network: • Sandy, Utah, fined $37,000 in penalties & fees for allowing 151.5 mg/L, fluoride to flow into the water supply and seriously sicken residents in February 2019. • 1 pm meeting today of the Drinking Water Board -January 12- via https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/566470605 to discuss the Stipulation & Consent agreement with the City […]
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Investigation: Government failure at all levels in Sandy fluoride event
SANDY — An independent investigation by an engineering firm looking at last year’s fluoride overfeed in Sandy that sickened hundreds of residents reveals missteps at all levels by government agencies handling the emergency. Those agencies include the city of Sandy, the Salt Lake County Health Department and the state division with responsibility over regulating drinking […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Cause of Sandy’s water contamination not what city leaders originally thought
SANDY (KUTV) — The reason potentially dangerous levels of fluoride were pumped into Sandy City drinking water is not what city leaders initially said. Jim Spiewak reports: Cause of Sandy’s water contamination not what city leaders originally said. (Video: KUTV) Next week will mark one year since hundreds of homes, in several zones, were thought […]
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Fluoridating Moab’s water could reduce cavities by up to 27%, health experts say
“Too good to be true,” is an idea that, according to most oral health professionals, does not apply to fluoridated water. The practice, common across the United States and in some other nations, is not practiced in Moab, but local oral health specialists say it would be a great boon to residents – particularly young […]
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Investigation says Sandy City failed to give public notice about water contamination
Note from the Fluoride Action Network The final report titled, Investigation Report: Sandy City Fluoride Overfeed, was released on May 23, 2019. It is available at http://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/sandy.final-report.5-23-2019.pdf _______________________________________________________________ SANDY, Utah — Sandy’s Public Utility Director Tom Ward was reinstated after an investigation into Sandy City’s response to water contamination in February found the city did […]
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‘We overdosed them’: Outside investigation details Sandy City missteps in dealing with water crisis
(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) In this Feb. 17 file photo, cases of water are stored at the Sandy Operations Center at 9150 So. 150 East for residents to drive through and pick up. The problem started about Feb. 6, when a fluoride pump malfunctioned because of a power outage. It flooded the water […]
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