A graph of fluoridation’s lack of effect on caries in New York State by Chris Neurath. Chris used available information from the state and created this graph in December 2023.
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For a quick overview, Michael Dolan, in his November 2021 Fluoridation Review, listed these cities and towns in New York:
This list was provided by Carol Kopf of the New State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc., who compiled it from the CDC My Water’s Fluoride website, 2020.
Fluoridated cities and towns: Adams Center, Adams Crossing Mobile Home Park, Adams Village, Adelaar Water District, Alabama Water District One, Alabama Water District No. 2, Albion, Albion Village, Alexander Water District 2, Alexander Village, Allegany Comprehensive Water District, Allegany Water District 1, Allegany Water District 3, Allegany Water District 8, Allegany Village, Alpine Manor Home for Adults, Amawalk Heights Water District, Amawalk-Shenorock Water District, Amherst, Angola Village, Applehill Farm Water District, Arcade Valley Estates, Arcade Village, Arcadia-Lyons CSA, Athens Village, Attica Correctional, Attica Village, Aurora, Aurora Water District 1, Aurora Water District 7, Aurora Water District 235, Avoca Village, Avon, Avon Village, Baldwinsville Village, Ballston-Spa Village, Barker, Barre WDS, Batavia, Batavia Consolidated Water District, Bath Village, Bear Ridge Lake Water District, Bennett’s Mobile Court, Benton Water District 1, Benton Water District 2, Benton Water District 3, Binghamton, Bloomfield Village Consolidated, Bluff Point Water District, Boston, Brant, Brewster Heights, Briarcliff Manor Village, Bristol Water District 1, Brockport Village, Brunswick Consolidated Water District, Brunswick Water District 11, Brunswick Water District 16, Buchanan Village, Bucktown, Buffalo, Cadyville, Caledonia Town District 3 (LCSWA), Caledonia Town Water District, Caledonia Village, Cambria, Campbell Water District 2, Campbell Water District 3, Canandaigua, Canandaigua Town Consolidated Water District, Canandaigua-Farmington Water District, Canandaigua-Hopewell Consolidated Water District, Carlisle Gardens Lockport Water District 1, Carlton, Carthage Village, Castile Water District 1 – Silver Lake INS, Castle Point Mobile Home Park, Castorland Village, Champion Water District 1 (Great Bend), Clarendon, Clay, Cliff Haven, Clifton Springs, Clinton, Cobleskill Village, Cobleskill Water District, Colden, Conklin, Continental Village, Cooperstown, Country Acres Estates, Country Gardens, Country Side Park, DANC (Watertown/Ft. Drum), Dansville Village, Delhi Village, Delphi Falls Park, Dewitt Water District North, Dewitt Water District South, Dickinson Water District 2, Dickinson Water District 3, Dickinson Water District 6, Dickinson Water District 7, Dickinson Water District 8, Dresden Village, East Aurora, East Bloomfield Water District 2, East Greenbush, East Louisville, Eden, Eden-Wepax Road, Elbridge Village, Elma Water District 1, Elmira, Elmsford Village, Endictott, Erwin, Evans, Farnham, Firthcliffe, Forest Country Park, Fort Drum, Fort Edward Water District 1, Franklinville, Franklinville Village, Fulton, Gaines, Gardeau, Genesee, Genesco Village, Geneseo, Geneva, Geneva Water District 2, Geneva Water District 8, Gloversville, Gouverneur, Gouverneur Village, Gowanda Village, Grand Island, Greater Plattsburgh Water District, Greenburgh, Guilderland, Hale Creek Asacta Center, Halfmoon, Hamburg, Hamilton College, Hamilton Village, Hammondsport Village, Hanover Water District 1, Hanover Water District 2, Harriman Village, Hartland, Helena, Henderson, Highland Falls Village, Highlands, Hilton, Holley Village, Horseheads Village, Hounsfield Water District 2, Hounsfield Water District 3 (Wescott Beach), Hounsfield Water District 5, Hudson Falls Village, Huron Water District 3, Iroquois Job Corp. Center, Irving Subd., Irvington, Jamestown, Jordan Village, Kendall, Kendall Water District 6, Kenmore, Kensico, Keuka Park, Kitchawan, Lafargeville (T. Orleans), Lakeview Mobile Manor, Lancaster, Larchmont Village, LCWAS Consolidated Water District, Leicester, Leray, Lewiston Village, Lewiston Water Improvement Area, Lima, Lima Village, Lincoln Village Lockport Water District 2, Little Valley, Little Valley Village, Livionia, Lockport, Louisville Housing, Lyndonville Village, Macedon TWP Water District 2, Macey Lane, Manchester, Marathon Village, Marion-Arcadia, Marlborough, Massena Village, Meadowbrook, Medina Village, Menands, Middleburgh Village, Middleport Village, Middletown, Mill River, Milo, Mirror Lake Trailer Park, Mohawk Valley Water Authority, Monticello Village, Montrose Improvement District, Morrisonville, Morrisville Village, Mount Vernon, Murray, New Castle/Stanwood, New Palz, New Rochelle, New Windsor, New York City, Newark Village, Newburgh, Newfane, Newstead, Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Niagara Water Improvement Area, Niskayuna TWP Water District 11, North Caslte, North Greenbush Water District 2, North Tonawanda, Northern Westchester Joint WW, Northwoods Estates, Norwich, Norwood Village, Oakfield, Oakfield Village, Ogdensburg, Old Farm Hill, Old Forge Village, Olean, Oneonta, Onondaga County Water Authority, Ontario Town Benefit Area 1, Orchard Park, Ossining, Oswego, Pace University, Painted Post Village, Palmyra, Pamelia Water District 2, Pamelia Water District 5, Pendleton, Penn-Yan Village, Perry Center, Perry Village, Phelps, Phelps Village, Philadelphia Village, Pine Grove Park, Plattsburgh, Pleasant Ridge Water District, Pleasant Valley Garden Apartments, Pleasantville, Poestenkill, Port Dickinson Village, Port Gibson, Porter Master Improvement Area, Portville, Portville Village, Potsdam Village, Prospect St. Water District, Pulteney, Raquette Lake, Ravena Village, Rensselaer, Richmondville Village, Ridgeway, River Woods Estates, Riverside, Rochester, Rock Terrace Trailer Park, Rolling Hills MHP, Royalton, Sackets Harbor Village, Sandusky, Sandy’s Mobile Acres, Saratoga Springs, Scarsdale, Schaghticoke, Schenectady, SCIO Water District, Scotia Village, Scriba Water District (Oswego), Sea Breeze, Seneca, Shady Acres Mobile Park, Shelby, Shortsville Village, Sidney Village, Silver Creek Village, Skaneateles, Skaneateles Village, Skytop Apartments, Sleepy Hollow, Sodus, Sodus Point, Sodus Village, Sodus-Huron-Wolcott-Butler CSA, Somerset, South Albany, South Avon, Southeast Beekmantown, Southside Water Inc., Springville Village, St. Regis Falls, St. Lawrence Centre Mall, Stamford Village, Sunset Townhouses, Syracuse, Tamerack Valley M.H.P., Tarrytown, Thendara Water District, Theresa Village, Tindall Corners, Tonawanda, Troy, Tully Village, USMA Lusk System, United Water Westchester, Urbana, Versailles, Vestal, Victor, Warnerville, Warsaw, Waterford, Watertown, WeeWood Park, Wellsburg Village, Wellsville Village, Westbury, Westchester County Water District 1, Westchester County Water District 2, Westchester County Water District 3, Westchester Joint Water Works, Westfield, Wheatfield, White Plains, Williamson, Williamsville Village, Willowwood Apartments, Wilna, Wilson, Wilton, Windsor Farms, Wolcott, Woods Mills, Wyoming Correctional, Yates, Yonkers, York, Yorkshire, Yorktown, Youngstown.
Counties, cities and towns that have repealed or rejected fluoridation [Source: New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc.]
Nassau County, Rockland County, Suffolk County, Albany, Amsterdram, Beacon, Canton, Carle Place, Central Bridge Water District, Corning, Elba, Homer, Ithaca, Johnstown, Levittown, Manhassett, Naples, Oneida, Poughkeepsie, Pulaski, Riverhead, Rouses Point, Romulus, and Walden.
All groundwater entering New York City’s distribution system is treated with chlorine, fluoride, food grade phosphoric acid, and, in some cases, sodium hydroxide. New York City uses chlorine to meet the New York State Sanitary Code and federal Safe Drinking Water Act disinfection requirements. Fluoride, at a concentration of approximately 0.7 part per million, is added to help prevent tooth decay and has been added since 1966 in accordance with the New York City Health Code. Phosphoric acid is added to create a protective film on pipes that reduces the release of metals such as lead and copper from household plumbing. Additionally, a sequestering phosphate is applied at several wells to prevent the precipitation of naturally occurring minerals, mostly iron and manganese, in the distribution mains and customers’ household piping. Air stripper facilities can be operated at several wells to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Reference: See Treatment at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dep/water/groundwater-supply-system.page