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Ferris. Fluoride – Find alternate water for young children City of Ferris says
FERRIS — The City of Ferris, Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have determined that the fluoride levels in the public water supply exceed the maximum allowed amount of 4 ml/L. Based on the average results of routine tests conducted on water samples collected by City contractors from the Ferris Public Water […]
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Buda postpones water fluoridation to hold public hearing
Buda City Manager Kenneth Williams announced in a press release Thursday night that the city will place on hold the scheduled fluoridation of its water supply. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, several members of the public spoke about the issue, including some from newly formed group Buda Citizens for Safe Water, prompting Mayor Todd Ruge […]
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Silent protest: Fluoride debate rages on in Buda
The fluoride debate in Buda raged on as members of an anti-fluoride group flocked to the Jan. 3 city council meeting to demonstrate in a silent protest on the issue. Protesters with the Flouride Free movement demonstrated by holding up orange signs with the words “Hear Us!” printed on them, which were shown when those […]
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Denton’s Acme Brick faces penalty for August 2015 emissions
Acme Brick faces a state penalty after the scrubber on its smokestack failed in August 2015, triggering a week of emissions that included tons of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen fluoride. Beginning Aug. 11, 2015, and continuing for 176 hours, Acme’s smokestack emitted hydrogen fluoride and sulfur dioxide, according to state documents. Both are byproducts of […]
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Buda to resume fluoridating tap water this year
After San Marcos residents in November 2015 voted to stop putting fluoride in their water, Buda and other cities that drew from the same water source were also cut off, whether they liked it or not. If they wanted to keep the fluoride, they were on their own. Buda officials say they are now just […]
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Buda ends fluoride discussion
Dissension on potentially adding fluoride to the Buda public water system led city officials to table discussion on the matter indefinitely by a 6-1 vote Tuesday. Council member David Nuckels cast the lone dissenting vote. Council’s decision came after Brian Lillibridge, Buda city water specialist, presented council with a proposal explaining what kind of system […]
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Palestine: City’s fluoridated water continuing
After more research, the Palestine Public Works Department earlier this week pulled the ideas of eliminating fluoride from its water to save $15,000. Deputy Public Works Director Felipe Garcia and Water Plant Supervisor Michael Norgaard approached the council more than two weeks ago about this cost-saving proposal. The council tabled the matter at its Nov. […]
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Palestine weighs value of fluoridation to the cost
As the city of Palestine considers eliminating fluoride from residents’ tap water as a cost-saving measure, the American Dental Association thinks it would be a bad idea. Palestine Public Works Deputy Director Felipe Garcia told the Palestine City Council earlier this week that the city is not required to put fluoride into its water and […]
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Greenville: Split Council votes to keep adding fluoride to water supply
A split Greenville City Council has voted to affirm its earlier decision to resume adding fluoride into the local water supply. Several people spoke out about the practice during Tuesday’s council meeting, some for and some against. Dr. Robert Deuell was among those supporting the practice, citing a volume of peer-reviewed studies which touted the […]
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Klondike: Notice of Drinking Water Fluoride Violation, 2016
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has notified the Klondike ISD water system that the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximum contaminant Level (MCL) for FLUORIDE. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) had established the MCL for FLUORIDE at 4 mg/L based on running annual average (RAA), and has […]
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