WATER FLUORIDATION STATUS:

• PERCENT OF PEOPLE SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FLUORIDATED:
  2018:  95.2% – ranked #7 among the states (100% fluoridated is ranked #1)
  2016:  96.2%
  2014:  96.3%
  2012:  96.3%
  2006:  95.8%
  2000:  92.9%
  1992:  92.1%
• To see if your town is fluoridated, click here.
• To learn when your town was fluoridated, and which fluoridation chemical it uses, click here.

GEORGIA FLUORIDE DATA FOR EACH WATER SYSTEM

2020: Levels of Fluoride in the State’s Drinking Water and Fluoridation Status. 60 Public Water Systems with fluoride levels over 0.71 ppm.

It is illegal for any Public Water System to deliver drinking water with fluoride concentrations higher than 2.0 ppm, which is still exceedingly high. Water departments deal with this issue by using filter systems to reduce the high levels of fluoride, in some cases blending with water supplies that have lower levels, or the abandonment of the water supply.

To find out the fluoride levels in your drinking water, contact your local water department. You can also go online to CDC’s My Water’s Fluoride.

LATEST NEWS:

• To see the latest news on fluoride developments in Georgia, click here.
• To see an updated list of Georgia professionals calling for an end to fluoridation, click here.

Georgia’S MANDATORY FLUORIDATION LAW:

• Georgia Code Annex § 12-5-175 mandates statewide public water fluoridation in all communities as long as the cost to municipalities is funded by the state.  Communities can opt-out of the mandate by referendum by 10% of registered voters.  Consumers who can get a recommendation from their physician to stop using fluoridated water can get a tax-deduction if they purchase a filter to remove fluoride from their water.  To learn more about this law, click here.
• • Georgia water worker fired on Nov 20, 2008, for refusing to purchase and add fluoride to water system

DATA ON ORAL HEALTH:

• 2006. Oral Health of Georgia’s Children. Results from the 2005 Third Grade Oral Health Survey. By the Georgia Department of Human Resources. April. Funding was provided through the Health Resources and Services Administration, States Oral Health Collaborative Systems Grant, Georgia’s Access to Dental Services Grant/GADS III. No mention of dental fluorosis.
• 2007. Status of Oral Health in Georgia, 2007. Summary of Oral Health Data Collected in Georgia. Authors: Levin E, Kanny D, Duval T, Koskela L. Georgia Department of Human Resources. November. Publication Number: DPH07.155WH. No mention of dental fluorosis.
  — WHITE SPOT LESIONS MENTIONED: “20% of 2 to 5 year old Georgia Head Start children surveyed have white spot lesions.” “White Spot Lesions (WSL) – Considers only the six maxillary anterior (upper front) teeth and is defined as white spots found only at the cervical 1/3 of the tooth, with or without a break in the enamel surface, and with or without brown staining. The presence of WSL identifies a child as being “at risk for Early Childhood Caries (ECC)”.
• 2012. Georgia’s Oral Heath Plan. Georgia Oral Health Coalition, Division of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health Section, Oral Health Prevention Program. This effort was made possible in part by funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Oral Health, Oral Health Prevention Infrastructure Cooperative Agreement. No mention of dental fluorosis.

FAN’S STATE COORDINATOR IN Georgia:

If you live in GA and want to get the fluoride out of your water contact Dan Stockin, FAN’s Georgia state coordinator.

Georgia COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE REJECTED FLUORIDATION:

GEORGIA WATER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH FLUORIDE LEVELS:

FLUORIDE POLLUTION SOURCES IN GEORGIA:

In 2008, Georgia ranked #3 out of 48 states for Hydrogen Fluoride releases (4,275,928 pounds). The following data comes from EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). “Total releases” includes both water and air pollution. It’s important to note, however, that not all industries or sources that release fluoride into the environment are included in the TRI.

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