Kansas
WATER FLUORIDATION STATUS:
- PERCENT OF PEOPLE SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FLUORIDATED:
2018: 65.1% – ranked #34 among the states (100% fluoridated is ranked #1)
2016: 66.4%
2014: 63.7%
2012: 63.6%
2006: 65.1%
2000: 62.5%
1992: 58.4% - To see if your town is fluoridated, click here.
- To learn when your town was fluoridated, and which fluoridation chemical it uses, click here.
LATEST NEWS:
- To see the latest news on fluoride developments in Kansas, click here.
- 2014: See more info, http://www.kansansforpurewater.com/
SALINA VOTERS!
- To see an updated list of Kansas’ professionals calling for an end to fluoridation, click here.
Kansas’ FLUORIDATION LAW:
- Kansas Statute Annexed § 19-3521a, gives local communities the authority to fluoridated the public water supply. The statute provides that if a certain percentage of citizens sign a petition opposing fluoridation, the community must bring the question to a vote in the next election. To learn more about this law, click here.
DATA ON ORAL HEALTH:
FAN’S STATE COORDINATOR IN Kansas:
If you live in KS and want to get the fluoride out of your water contact Deanna Havens, FAN’s campaign coordinator.
Kansas COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE REJECTED FLUORIDATION:
| Community | Population | Date |
| Wichita | 385,000 | November 6, 2012 |
| Humboldt | 1,940 | September 22, 2009 |
| Hutchinson | 38,000 | November 2, 2004 |
| Harper | 1,463 (as of 2011) |
May 31, 2001 |
| McPherson | 13,182 (as of 2011) |
April 3, 2001 |
| Winfield | 12,288 (as of 2011) |
March 6, 2000 |
| Wichita | 385,000 (as of 2011) |
October 26, 1999 |
KANSAS WATER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH FLUORIDE LEVELS:
| Water System | County | Population Size | Fluoride Level (ppm) |
| Burns | Marion | 226 | 2.2 |
| Colby | Thomas | 5,396 | 1.6 |
| Dighton | Lane | 1,361 | 2.6 |
| Dodge City | Ford | 21,129 | 2.4 |
| Goodland | Sherman | 4,983 | 1.5 |
| Oldmitz | Barton | 130 | 2.0 |
| Information from CDC’s Fluoridation Census published in 1993. | |||
FLUORIDE POLLUTION SOURCES IN KANSAS:
In 2008, Kansas ranked #31 out of 48 states for Hydrogen Fluoride releases (341,332 pounds) into the environment. 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.
| 2008 Releases (in pounds) |
Type of Industry | Name of Industry |
| 130,000 | Coal-fired power plant | GREAT PLAINS ENERGYLACYGNE GENERATING STATION. 25166 E 2200 RD, LA CYGNE, Kansas 66040 (LINN) |
| 106,000 | Coal-fired power plant | JEFFREY ENERGY CENTER. 25905 JEFFREY RD, SAINT MARYS, Kansas 66536 (POTTAWATOMIE) |
| 41,026 | Coal-fired power plant | RIVERTON GENERATING STATION. HWY 66, RIVERTON, Kansas 66770 (CHEROKEE) |
| 36,000 | Coal-fired power plant | TECUMSEH ENERGY CENTER. 2ND & DUPONT RD, TECUMSEH, Kansas 66542 (SHAWNEE) |
| 20,000 | Coal-fired power plant | LAWRENCE ENERGY CENTER. 1250 N 1800 RD, LAWRENCE, Kansas 66044 (DOUGLAS) |
| 4,639 | Petroleum | FRONTIER EL DORADO REFINING CO. 1401 S DOUGLAS RD, EL DORADO, Kansas 67042 (BUTLER) |
| 1,743 | Petroleum | COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES REFINING & MARKETING. 400 N LINDEN, COFFEYVILLE, Kansas 67337 (MONTGOMERY) |
| 900 | Coal-fired power plant | HOLCOMB UNIT 1. 2440 HOLCOMB LN BOX 430, HOLCOMB, Kansas 67851 (FINNEY) |
| 700 | Transportation Equipment | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS INC. 3801 S OLIVER, WICHITA, Kansas 67210 (SEDGWICK) |
| 324 | Petroleum | NATIONAL CO-OP REFINERY ASSOC. 2000 S MAIN ST, MCPHERSON, Kansas 67460 (MCPHERSON) |
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