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June 2, 2009
4. Water Quality –
Reno-area fluoride bill dies
Associated Press
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Reno-area fluoride bill dies
Associated Press-6/01/09
By Rachelle Gines
A measure to require the Truckee Meadows Water Authority to fluoridate water in the
Assembly Health and Human Services Chairwoman Debbie Smith, D-Sparks, said there wasn't support in her committee or the full Assembly for SB311.
"It's dead," Smith said of the measure. "There was enough concern in our committee and the timing was not right, having
While Smith said there was "compelling" information on the success of water fluoridation elsewhere, she said Clark and Washoe counties are "so different." Bill supporters argued that lowered dental costs and increased dental health because of water fluoridation in the
Smith also said the state's bleak finances were another reason to kill the bill. TMWA estimated it would cost about $5 million to start fluoridation and about $1.5 million a year to continue the program. Water bills in
"I know that if you extrapolated it to the individual households, it doesn't appear to be a lot of money, but it's a large capital outlay," Smith said.
As far as
"Times may change when the climate is different and maybe a public information campaign will be done," Smith said. "But I know that people have very valid concerns about not having the choice about having it in their water or not. I just think it was difficult."
The plan had been opposed by conservative activists suspicious of government fluoridation programs and supported by health care officials and professionals.
Jeanette Belz of the Nevada Dental Association had argued that $13 million in dental health costs were saved by fluoridating water in the
Juanita Cox of Citizens in Action opposed the bill. She said she has the disease fluorosis as a result of naturally occurring fluoride in water, adding that putting fluoride in water jeopardizes the health of people who can't tolerate the substance.#
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The Marine Corps encourages all those who lived or worked at
The Department of the Navy is funding two independent research initiatives. The CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is conducting a study to determine if there is an association between exposure to the water and certain adverse health effects. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is reviewing scientific evidence on associations between adverse health effects and historical data.
More than 130,000 people are currently in the Notification Registry and the Marine Corps remains committed to reaching as many individuals as possible. Outreach efforts include paid advertising in military magazines and national newspapers, national media interviews and, press releases and a fully staffed call center available Monday through Friday.#
https://clnr.hqi.usmc.mil/clwater/
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