RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)—Richmond city officials say the Virginia Department of Health issued a “notice of alleged violation,” meaning the city has 30 days to respond to concerns about the April fluoride incident.
The Department of Public Utilities says it has already taken action to address concerns at the plant. However, the bigger issue may not be that it happened but that it took so long for the city to tell anyone about it.
On April 23, the city installed a new fluoride pump at the Richmond Water Treatment Plant. It started pumping higher fluoride levels into the drinking water when it was installed. Those levels were not high enough to be considered unsafe,
VDH wasn’t notified about the higher levels within the required 24-hour period. Henrico, Hanover and Chesterfield, who also get water from the plant, say they were not told about the incident until four days later.
Mayor Danny Avula acknowledged the issue then, saying he was disappointed in the lack of communication, especially since it was such an issue after the water crisis in January.
Original article online at: https://www.12onyourside.com/2025/05/12/richmond-receives-notice-alleged-violation-vdh-after-april-fluoride-increase/