The City of Swift Current is looking into removing fluoride from the water supply.
The topic was opened Monday night during city council following a question from City Councillor Leanne Tuntland-Wiebe.
“I get asked this all the time and four years ago I asked about it and was told Swift Current uses the minimum amount of fluoride in our water on the scale,” said Tuntland-Wiebe.
Greg Parsons, general manager of infrastructure for the City of Swift Current, thanked her for the question and confirmed that they do use the minimum amount required.
“Actually we are kind of doing some more investigation as to whether we should be continuing with using fluoride or if we could remove it completely,” revealed Parsons.
Tuntland-Wiebe followed that with another question about who regulates the use of fluoride and sets the minimum amount.
Parsons informed her it was the Water Security Agency who set the minimum standard.
“You need to meet the minimum requirements that Water Security Agency states for potable water,” said Parsons. “Depending on what those rates are and how the raw water quality is, they would govern that. That’s why right now, we’re actually looking at removing that (fluoride) completely.”
Swift Current Online reached out for further clarification on why the City would want to remove the component, and what they are basing that decision on.
The following statement was provided by the City of Swift Current.
“Further to the brief response provided to a Council question at last night’s Council meeting, the City of Swift Current General Manager of Infrastructure and Operations stated that the matter of fluoridation is being considered and will be reported to Council at a future date. Any potential treatment changes considered will not be imminent, nor implemented without due notice to the public.”
Original article online at: https://swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/city-contemplates-removing-fluoride-from-water-supply