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Audit finds Gilbert water in compliance
An external audit of Gilbert’s water-treatment operations — ordered by the Town Council in the wake of a controversial fluoridation stoppage — has found the town complies with federal law but needs better training, staffing and communication. Colorado-based CH2M HILL Engineers presented its findings at Tuesday’s council study session, about six weeks after the company […]
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Hear Me Out: Should there be fluoride in our water supply?
PHOENIX – Each Sunday, ABC15.com debuts an Arizona issue – along with two opposing sides on the topic. Don’t worry, you always have the opportunity to make comments at the bottom of the page. Yeah, your opinion matters, too. This weekend, we’re taking a look at the debate over fluoridation in our water supply. Carol […]
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Design faulted in Gilbert fluoride flap. City officials: Workers were at risk
The fluoridation system that was shut down last year at a Gilbert water-treatment plant likely failed because of faulty engineering that posed a possible health hazard to employees, according to town documents and statements from two former water division employees. When Gilbert voters approved fluoridation in 2000, the town’s only treatment plant wasn’t properly suited […]
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Support for dental education, not fluoride, is needed
I watched a Phoenix City Council subcommittee this month decide to spend $582,000 a year to keep adding fluoride to its tap water in an effort to reduce cavities. Scientific studies in the past few years make it clear that all of us are consuming too much fluoride. It’s in everything made with tap water […]
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Phoenix panel decides to continue fluoridating drinking water
Phoenix will not remove fluoride from the drinking water of 1.4 million residents, a subcommittee of City Council members decided Tuesday. After nearly two hours of heated testimony from advocates on both sides of the debate, council members agreed to let their fluoride policy stand without taking a vote. They could have opted to send […]
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Phoenix: Fluoride debate hopes to impact City Council decision
Note from FAN: This debate is online – Click here to view In a first-of-its-kind debate on Wednesday night two experts gave Phoenix residents a lot to think about before they drink their next glass of water. Dr. Howard Farran, DDS, MBA, MAGD, an Ahwatukee Foothills dentist and one of the original proponents for fluoridating […]
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Fluoridation flap sinks Gilbert officials
Two high-ranking Gilbert administrators are out of their jobs after municipal workers halted voter-mandated fluoridation for more than a year at one of the town’s two water-treatment plants. Public Works Director Lonnie Frost is retiring after 28 years with the town, and Water Manager Chris Ochs has been dismissed, town spokeswoman Jennifer Alvarez said. Both […]
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Gilbert water manager dismissed, public works director retires following fluoride investigation
The Gilbert Public Works director has retired and the water director has been dismissed after the town began investigating why one of its water treatment plants failed to fluoridate the water. Jennifer Alvarez, a Gilbert spokeswoman, said Lonnie Frost and Chris Ochs were placed on leave after it was discovered last month that the Northern […]
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Fluoride fight is on in Phoenix
The fluoride fight is on in the city of Phoenix. City leaders are considering axing the chemical from the water supply. Some like the idea, other’s not so much. Both sides of the argument came together Wednesday evening at Phoenix College for a debate. In a packed auditorium Dr.Howard Farran, a dentist with 25 years […]
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Phoenix: Is fluoridated water toxic soup or miracle water?
The debate over fluoridated water is heating up as Phoenix city leaders decide whether or not to continue the practice. Some medical professionals believe it’s toxic soup while others say it’s miracle water. Both argue science is on their side. For more than 20 years, Phoenix has been adding fluoride to its water supply. But […]
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