Fluoride in City Water

At a glance

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• What: council deferred a decision on continuing fluoridation pending federal review.
• Where it stands: no decision; the city is waiting on the federal process.
• Next: the federal review.

Update (August 17)

• The city manager handed out a federal press release on an expedited Safe Drinking Water Act review of fluoride.
• The system averaged 0.82 ppm in 2025 (July 2026: 0.77, of which 0.55 added and about 0.22 natural), within the federal 0.7 to 1.0 recommendation.
• Concern levels cited were 1.5 ppm and above.

Discussion time

About 4 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Log

• 2026-08-17 - City Council - City manager gave an update with local fluoride levels and federal review materials; Misty Whitman added that studies show no known harm at current levels.