WATER FLUORIDATION STATUS:

• PERCENT OF PEOPLE SERVED BY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT ARE FLUORIDATED:
  2018:  93.7% – ranked #8 among the states (100% fluoridated is ranked #1)
  2016:  93.6%
  2014:  93.6%
  2012:  93.6%
  2006:  95.0%
  2000:  88.4%
  1992:  100%
• 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:

• Dec 18, 2015: Department of Environment and Natural Resources Reduces the Amount of Fluori de Required in Drinking Water. Press release.
• To see an updated list of South Dakota’s professionals calling for an end to fluoridation, click here.

South Dakota’s MANDATORY FLUORIDATION LAW:

• South Dakota Codified Laws § 34-24A-1 mandate fluoridation for all communities of 500 or more, except where natural?fluoride content conforms to State Department of Health regulations.  Regulations specify adding fluoride when the natural content is less than 0.9 mg/L and require the system to maintain the fluoride concentration within a range of 0.9 mg/L to 1.7 mg/L with an average level of 1.2 mg/L. Public vote by special election was allowed, if petition filed within 120 days of passage of the law, which has since passed.  To learn more about this law, click here.
  

DATA ON ORAL HEALTH:

• 2014. The Oral Health of South Dakota’s Third Grade Children Compared to the General U.S. Third Grade Population. South Dakota Department of Health Data Brief June. No mention of dental fluorosis.
• 2015. Oral Health Plan for South Dakota, 2015-2020. South Dakota Oral Health Coalition. Spring. No mention of dental fluorosis.

FAN’S STATE COORDINATOR IN South Dakota:

If you live in SD and want to get the fluoride out of your water contact Stuart Cooper, FAN’s campaign coordinator.

SOUTH DAKOTA WATER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH FLUORIDE LEVELS:

FLUORIDE POLLUTION SOURCES IN SOUTH DAKOTA:

In 2008, South Dakota ranked #42 out of 48 states for Hydrogen Fluoride releases (86,000  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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