Post Treatment
Fluoridation

Over the past 30+ years continuous studies of fluorides and fluoridation have been made by the US Public Health Service, state health departments, and nongovernmental research organizations. Since 1970 alone, more than 3700 studies on fluorides and fluoridation have been conducted. These studies have upheld the effectiveness and safety of water fluoridation as used in the potable water drinking systems.

Fluorine ranks thirteenth in abundance among elements in the earth's crust, twelfth in the oceans, and thirteenth in the human body. Fluoridation of drinking water is not something new; it is actually a naturally occurring process. Although concentrations vary widely, fluorine can be found in virtually every water supply used by man for drinking purposes.

The fluoridation of water supplies has been described as one of the great advances in modern public health. It is simply a process of adding a naturally occurring element, fluorine, to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Fluoridation is safe, economical, and effective. If drinking water contains a fluoride concentration of 0.7 to 1 milligram per liter (mg/L) of water, cavities in the teeth of young children are greatly curtailed. For this reason, the City adds fluoride to the finished drinking water prior to sending it out to the City. We hope you have had many less dental visits as a result.

Many of the common questions concerning fluoridation are answered in our Fluoridation Facts and Fiction fact-sheet  which you can view by clicking here .

The water treatment process is now finished. So, its time to store the water.