ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
BILL NO. R-17-17
SPONSORED BY: O'MALLEY/DAVIS
RESOLUTION
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Requesting that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Bernalillo Place an Advisory Question on the 2018 General Election Ballot Concerning Adding Supplemental Fluoride to the Drinking Water
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Panel on Community Water Fluoridation has issued a report that contains a final recommendation which concludes that the optimal concentration of fluoride in drinking water is 0.7 milligrams/liter (mg/L); and,
WHEREAS, According to the report, which may be found at
, drinking water with fluoride in concentrations of 0.7mg/L provides the best balance of protection from dental caries while limiting the risk of dental fluorosis; and,
WHEREAS, the drinking water served by the Water Authority naturally contains fluoride from ground water sources in an average concentration of 0.5 mg/L; and,
WHEREAS, in order to meet the average concentration of 0.7 mg/L recommended fluoride standard, it would require that the Water Authority add supplemental fluoride to the drinking water; and,
WHEREAS, the proposal that the Water Authority add supplemental fluoride to the drinking water has generated substantial public interest and controversy; and,
WHEREAS, this question as to whether to add supplemental fluoride has been sent to City of Albuquerque voters almost five decades ago, and it is now a county wide question; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Bernalillo has the authority to place a question on the ballot upon its duly-passed resolution to do so; and,
WHEREAS, while the result of the election on this question would not be binding on the Water Authority, its governing Board believes that permitting the public to express i...
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