Tipp Council to Vote on Fluoride

By Nancy Bowman Staff Writer

TIPP CITY — Chuck Smith thinks adding fluoride to the city water supply will be a “wonderful thing” for the community.

The City Council is considering an ordinance to bring fluoride levels to 1 milligram per liter in water coming from the new Northern Area Water Authority treatment plant. The plant, a joint project between the city and Vandalia, came on line earlier this year.

The council is scheduled to vote on the fluoridation ordinance tonight.

City Manager David Collinsworth said that because Tipp City has more than 5,000 residents, it is required by the Ohio Revised Code to fluoridate its water supply.

The water has a naturally occurring amount of fluoride, but the city would add to that to bring fluoride to the levels recommended by the state Environmental Protection Agency, Collinsworth said.

He said late last week that the city had received no comments regarding the proposal since it was discussed Sept. 27.

Smith, a longtime local dentist, said the levels proposed will bring the amount of fluoride to therapeutic levels. Within five to six years of the fluoridation, Smith said, there will be a reduction in tooth decay in children.

Smith said there would be no detrimental impact on health from the fluoride level proposed.

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