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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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Report: Sandy limiting notice of water contamination to avoid ‘panic’ was ‘not warranted’
Investigation finds ‘the city may have either underestimated or downplayed this event’ SANDY — While contaminated water made 239 people sick in February, Sandy took too long figuring out who was impacted by the fluoride overfeed and too long to inform them, according to a new report. “A notice not to drink the water until […]
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Sandy City Public Utilities Director Tom Ward reinstated
Mayor Kurt Bradburn announced today the reinstatement of Tom Ward as Sandy City’s Public Utilities Director after completion of an independent investigation conducted by the law firm Parsons Behle & Latimer. The report which included review of thousands of documents, media responses, social media posts and in person interviews found that “Sandy’s operational response to […]
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Report: Sandy didn’t comply with notice requirements during water debacle
SANDY — Sandy City did not comply with notice requirements — but did not hide information from the public — during a water contamination debacle earlier this year, an independent investigation concluded. Tom Ward, the city’s public utilities director who was placed on leave following the incident, has been reinstated as of Thursday, according to […]
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Utah Holistic Dentist Shares Earth Day Message To Avoid Fluoridated Water
Utah’s renowned holistic dentist, Dr. Judson Wall, of Dental Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of their latest blog article that challenger pro-fluoridation evidence. “Earth Day has been celebrated for almost 50 years. This year’s theme was to Protect Our Species. What better way to do that than to challenge the media reporting […]
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Report shows 239 people sickened in Utah fluoride overfeed; investigation continuing
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News FILE – Sandy city employees Taylor Vick and Mike Fox distribute water to residents at a staging area on 700 East in Sandy on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. A new summary of the health impacts caused by the accidental release of fluoride in Sandy says there were 239 cases of people […]
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Health officials report only 1 person with elevated lead in Sandy after fluoride contamination event
SANDY — Salt Lake County Health officials say two weeks of testing involving more than 700 residents showed only one individual with elevated levels of lead in a blood sample in the aftermath of a fluoride contamination event in early February. The free testing was offered from Feb. 23-March 8 to affected residents in a […]
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No sign of elevated lead in the blood of Sandy residents after the big water contamination
Tests taken after Sandy’s recent water contamination found no sign of elevated lead levels in residents’ blood, the Salt Lake County Health Department reports. Intermountain Healthcare administered 704 blood tests between Feb. 23 and March 8 to residents of the three zones in Sandy where fluoride, copper and lead leaked into the water system. Of […]
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‘There’s Something Wrong With The Water,’ Sandy 911 Calls Detail Contamination Concerns
SANDY, Utah — Recordings of two 911 calls to Sandy City’s dispatch center reveal concern and confusion from residents about what we now know was acute levels of fluoride in their water. “I went to take a drink of it and I had to spew it out. There’s something wrong with the water,” one man […]
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Sandy residents still dealing with contaminated water
1 of 8 Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Water pours from a faucet in Kathe Bolan’s home in Sandy on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Test show high levels of lead and copper in Bolan’s water after a pump that regulates fluoride in the water system failed in February. SANDY — The drinking water crisis is not […]
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