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Board declines petition to alter Group A water rules on fluoride; refers MLD newborn‑screening petition to technical advisory committee
Summary
The Board declined a petition to amend WAC 246‑290 on Group A public water systems (staff recommended denial) and declined an immediate MLD addition to the newborn screening panel while directing staff to convene a technical advisory committee to evaluate MLD; both motions passed unanimously.
The Washington State Board of Health declined a petition March 12 that sought to amend WAC 246-290 (Group A public water systems) to strengthen safety standards and transparency for added substances, including fluoride, and the Board also declined immediate rulemaking to add metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) to the newborn screening panel while directing staff to convene a technical advisory committee (TAC) for an in-depth evaluation.
On the Group A water petition, staff recommended denying the…
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