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Northern Westchester Joint Water Works Amawalk Water Treatment Facility Discontinuation of Fluoridation to Town of Yorktown and Somers Water Supply
This notice only impacts Yorktown and Somers residents. On or about October 3rd, 2017, the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works (NWJWW) will no longer add fluoride to its drinking water produced at the Amawalk Water Treatment Facility. When it is implemented, all Yorktown and Somers residents will not receive fluoride from drinking water. Fluoride is […]
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Potsdam holds public hearing on fluoridation
POTSDAM — Village trustees held a public hearing Monday to receive public comment on whether to continue fluoridating the village’s water. Unlike previous public comments, which were universally opposed to fluoridation, the eight people who shared their views Monday were evenly divided between supporting and opposing continued fluoridation of the water. The public comment began […]
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Potsdam: Local dentists express support for water fluoridation
POTSDAM — The village’s proposal to end fluoridation has drawn criticism from local and non-local dentists. “The most vulnerable are the ones that benefit the most from fluoridation,” said Lee H. Akin, a surgeon at North Country Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Potsdam. He also serves as the president of the local dental society, which […]
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NYS DOH Fluoridation Grants Due Sept 18, 2017
Description: The purpose of this Request for Application (RFA) is to award grants to support counties, cities, towns, or villages (municipalities), for costs related to the planning, construction, installation, repair, replacement, or upgrade of fluoride equipment in drinking water facilities. The Department is seeking applications from municipalities, which own their public water system and water supply, […]
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Potsdam: Village trustee meeting brings comments on fluoride
POTSDAM — The village Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday night brought out a number of residents concerned about the fluoridation of water. The trustees are currently researching whether to continue fluoridating water at the water treatment plant, as the equipment is aging and needs either to be replaced or removed. The village has a […]
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Potsdam trustees consider whether to end fluoridation
POTSDAM — The village’s trustees are looking at options for renovating the municipal water treatment plant. One decision they will have to make soon is whether to continue fluoridating the water. Gregory O. Thompson, village administrator, said the village received a grant from the state to do an engineering study on its fluoridation equipment to […]
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Lockport: City to conduct maintenance of fluoride feed system
The city of Lockport will spend $60,000 to make improvements to its fluoride feed system at the water treatment plant. The city previously received a $50,000 grant through the New York State Department of Health, with a $60,000 local contribution, for the project. Hohl Industrial Services, Inc. was selected for the work after it submitted […]
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Fluoride expert willing to help Potsdam with issue
To the Editor: I am very pleased to hear that Potsdam is considering the possibility of ending water fluoridation. I have studied this issue for over 21 years and was very happy to be part of a team of people that persuaded the Canton Village Board of Trustees to end this practice in February 2003. […]
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Plattsburgh: Town gets grant for water project
The Town of Plattsburgh is getting another chunk of money toward its multi-million-dollar water project. A $500,000 award for Plattsburgh from the Northern Border Regional Commission — along with other grants for St. Lawrence County and Ogdensburg — will “go a long way toward improving our North Country infrastructure,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) said Friday. WELLS, TREATMENT In […]
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Potsdam village might stop fluoridating water, might not; study sought
POTSDAM — The village may consider discontinuing fluoridation of the water supply, in part depending on the results of a study they hope to conduct. The village equipment used to add the fluoride – a popular tooth decay prevention measure in the U.S. for decades – is old and might need repair or replacement soon, […]
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