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Health department proposes fluoride regulation tied to future federal MCLG; board agrees to public hearing
Summary
The county medical director presented a draft regulation that would not ban fluoridation but would set a health-protective trigger tied to the EPA’s maximum contaminant level goal; if EPA lowers the MCLG in coming years, community water systems would either lower addition or notify the department. The board voted to send the draft to public hearing.
The St. Clair County Health Department presented a draft regulation that would establish a county-level health-protective standard for fluoride addition to community water supplies and require notification if a system elects to continue adding fluoride above a future federal health-protective level.
Medical Director Dr. Nevin said the draft—tentatively titled the "regulation regarding fluoride addition in community water supplies"—does not prohibit fluoride. He read from the draft: "This…
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