Officials Clarify Water Notice; Fluoridation and Testing Process Discussed
A mailed water-quality notice prompted questions; the water official said a lab test last year missed a parameter triggering a required notice, but follow‑up testing found no contaminant present. Board members also discussed how fluoridation decisions are handled and the petition/hearing process.
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A resident questioned an attached notice in a water bill about a contaminant; the agency official explained: "We ran our test last year. 1 of the tests didn't beat the parameters for the lab to test it, and we didn't get notified till January. So we tested for it as soon as we found out that we hadn't, and we didn't have any present water." The official emphasized the notice was a required mailing and that follow‑up testing showed no contaminant present.
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