The Buffalo Water Board says a professional diver has installed a new flow meter at the Colonel Ward Pumping Station on Porter Avenue, which will help measure how much fluoride needs to be added to city water during treatment.
The CDC recommends adding fluoride to public water to prevent cavities, something the city stopped adding nine years ago.
“Installing a flow meter into the 90” conduit is a significant step forward in construction for new system upgrades at Buffalo Water’s filtration plant,” Buffalo Water Chairman Oluwole “OJ” McFoy said. “We are grateful for our partnerships with local marine experts who understand the importance of this portion of construction and can use their diving skills to assist. This project has been an all-hands-on-deck mission so Buffalo Water can meet the end-of-summer deadline.”
Twenty-six plaintiffs are currently part of a class action lawsuit against the city, accusing the city of failing to inform residents about the change.
This month, Buffalo Water will finalize tie-ins to the fluoride analyzer and metering pumps, complete system programming, and conduct initial piping leakage and pressure testing. Additional work will continue in August.
Buffalo Water says that they plan to restore fluoride to city water by the end of summer.
Original article online at: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2024/07/12/buffalo-water-board-moves-closes-to-fluoride-restoration-