CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Chambersburg Board of Health may reconsider its fluoride policy due to costs at the water treatment plant.
In a notice issued Tuesday, the board said it will hear from the Borough Water Utility about the condition of the chemical feed system at the Julio D. Lecuona Water Treatment Plant.
The report may lead to the town council changing its current policy on introducing fluoride into the borough’s public water supply.
The board said the cost of potentially replacing the feed system that accomplishes fluoridation is “significant’ and optional.”
A 2024 borough report showed 1.27 mg/L of fluoride in the borough’s drinking water, below the highest level allowed (2.0 mg/L).
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. in council chambers on the first floor of the Utility Department’s Addition to Borough Hall, located at 100 S. Second St.
According to the National Institutes of Health, fluoride is a mineral naturally present in many foods that inhibits and reverses tooth decay and stimulates new bone formation.
Fluoride has been recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service for drinking water since 1962 to prevent common chronic dental disease in children.
Original article online at: https://www.abc27.com/local-news/franklin-county-community-may-reconsider-fluoride-policy-due-to-costs/