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Sandy public utility director placed on paid administrative leave during investigation of tainted water
SANDY, Utah — The director of Sandy City’s public utilities announced on Wednesday that he will step away during an investigation of an incident that left drinking water tainted for hundreds of homes. “I support bringing in an independent investigator to conduct a full analysis of the recent incidents. Due to the distraction of the […]
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Letter to Sandy Residents from the Salt Lake County Health Department
February 20, 2019 Dear Resident: The Salt Lake County Health Department is following-up on your household’s possible exposure to high levels of fluoride, copper, and lead due to a malfunction in part of the Sandy City water system. Ingesting high levels of fluoride can cause stomach and intestinal discomfort, including nausea and vomiting, and may […]
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Sandy public utilities director on paid administrative leave in wake of fluoride event
SANDY — Mayor Kurt Bradburn announced Wednesday his director of public utilities will be on paid leave while an independent investigation probes the inadvertent release of concentrated fluoride into a portion of the city’s drinking water system. Bradburn said the move regarding Tom Ward is best for the city as the “fact gathering process plays […]
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Sandy City Council will hire technical experts to investigate water contamination
See original article SANDY, Utah (KUTV) — Tuesday night, the Sandy City Council voted unanimously, 7-0, to launch its own investigation into the contaminated water crisis. The meeting drew a larger-than-normal crowd as council members made a motion and debated how best to investigate how fluoride, lead and copper got into the city’s drinking water. […]
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After Sandy crisis, some Salt Lake County leaders want to remove fluoride from tap water
After a fluoride pump malfunctioned and flooded parts of Sandy’s water system with unsafe amounts of the mineral last week, some residents and lawmakers are issuing calls to reconsider a ballot initiative voters passed more than 18 years ago that required fluoride in Salt Lake County’s water. Among them is Salt Lake County Councilwoman Aimee […]
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Frustrated residents want more answers after Sandy water crisis
(KUTV) — Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn held a town hall meeting Monday evening that lasted nearly four hours. Residents packed Mount Jordan Middle School with questions about how fluoride leaked into the water system, in some cases causing high levels of lead and copper in the water. The mayor and his Utilities Director Tom Ward […]
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Sandy City Water Quality Updates (Q&A)
What to do now? If you haven’t flushed your system in the affected area, then you need to do so. Start with hot (for 30 minutes) followed by cold (for 30 minutes). Empty ice trays from refrigerator. Affected area: The No Drink Order has been lifted for the area that includes 10600 South to 11400 […]
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‘I wasn’t on top of this’: At Sandy town hall meeting, mayor answers questions about bad water and lack of communication
Sandy • Residents here Monday sprayed city leaders with concerns about the drinking water and asked why they didn’t learn of problems faster. Boyd Liddiard, who lives in Sandy, as does his 88-year-old father, questioned how the municipal water system could be allowed to have such a failure. Just as important to Liddiard was why […]
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Fluoridating Salt Lake County water: A look inside water treatment facilities
(KUTV) — Inside the Southwest Ground Water Treatment Facility in West Jordan, well-calibrated machines are hard at work carefully distributing fluoride to the Salt Lake Valley water supply. The treatment plant is one of three in the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District. Inside the Southwest Ground Water Treatment Facility in West Jordan, well-calibrated machines are […]
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Sandy City Council votes to open an investigation into the city’s response to water quality issues
The Sandy City Council took its first steps Tuesday toward conducting an independent investigation into the city administration’s response to a fluoride pump that malfunctioned and flooded parts of the local water system with unsafe amounts of the mineral last week. After a sometimes emotional, nearly 45-minute public hearing on the issue Tuesday, the council […]
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