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Hot Springs: City board approves fluoride contract
The Hot Springs Board of Directors approved a resolution Tuesday night, after moving it from the consent agenda, to award a contract to Univar USA Inc. for fluorosilic acid to comply with a state mandate to add fluoride to the municipal water supply… Subscription needed to read full article Print PDF
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Anti-fluoride group charges deception; Nonexistent report, conflict of interest
A classic toothpaste commercial featured the line, “Look, Ma, no cavities!” An organization that is fighting a mandatory fluoridation law is now claiming, “Look, Ma, no cavities report.” Secure Arkansas, a self-described grassroots organization, has charged that a former official for the Arkansas Department of Health (AHD) used deception in getting the passage of Act […]
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Fluoride battle brews between Ozark Mountain water authority, Health Department
WESTERN GROVE — Members of the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority (OMRPWA) board limbered up their legs on Thursday, Nov. 19, in preparation for kicking the can down the road. Meeting at Western Grove City Hall, the board voted to have chairman Andy Anderson and board member Winton McInnis, a non-practicing attorney, meet with […]
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More than 2 million Arkansans drinking fluoridated water
Seventy-six percent of Arkansans now are served by public water systems that fluoridate water at recommended levels as a result of a 2011 law, legislators were told today. Dr. Nate Smith, director of the Arkansas Department of Health, told the House and Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committees that Act 197 of 2011 has […]
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Eureka: Public Works director outlines concerns about fluoride
In an email to Eureka Springs Alderman David Mitchell, Public Works Director Dwayne Allen cited a list of concerns about the state’s policies for training workers handling fluoridation systems and for notifying cities about the amount of fluoride being injected into the city’s water supply. “The training is vastly inadequate and had to be rushed […]
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Eureka Springs restaurants prepare to filter water
Since fluoride was added to Eureka Springs’ water supply in mid-July, local restaurant owners and residents are researching and purchasing water filtration systems. Citizens and business owners continue to voice concerns about Carroll-Boone Water District inserting fluoride into the city’s water supply. While the rush for filters is on, social media and letters to the […]
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Once-Defeated Fort Smith Fluoride Contract Approved
A once-defeated contract for engineering services related to the addition of fluoride into Fort Smith’s drinking water was approved Tuesday night in a 5-2 vote. Two weeks ago, the Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a $1.5 million construction contract with Goodwin & Goodwin for fluoride feed systems at the city’s Lake Fort Smith and […]
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Fort Smith To Revisit Fluoride Contract Vote
For the second time, Fort Smith leaders will be asked to approve a contract for engineering services related to the addition of fluoride into the city’s drinking water. Two weeks ago, the Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a $1.5 million construction contract with Goodwin & Goodwin for fluoride feed systems at the city’s Lake […]
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CBWD not testing fluoridation chemicals for contaminants Expert says failure to test makes it a ‘crap shoot’
Fluoridation started July 15 at the Carroll-Boone Water District plant on Beaver Lake without onsite testing of chemicals as required by the American Water Work Association. Arkansas law states, “All unit processes, equipment, chemicals and appurtenances shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the applicable AWWA standards.” Cathy Klein, CPA and CBWD office […]
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Eureka Springs: Lawmakers make last-minute push against fluoride
State Rep. Bob Ballinger and State Sen. Bryan King are not giving up their fight against fluoride, which is scheduled to be added to Eureka Springs’ water supply beginning Wednesday, July 15. King told the Lovely County Citizen that he met with Arkansas Department of Health officials last week regarding Delta Dental’s business contracts and […]
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