Central Alabama Water Stops Fluoride Addition

0:00Central Alabama water has stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water, affecting more than 770,000 customers across. Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker counties. The utility points to safer handling without the hazardous chemical hydrofluoresolicia acid, plus aging equipment that would cost over 3.7 million dollars to replace, along with $250,000 a year in ongoing expenses. They note most people get enough fluoride from toothpaste and mouthwash these days. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin quickly condemned the move, calling it a choice of politics over public health, especially with the system's bigger. Issues like leaks wasting 53% of treated water. Health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long warned about fluoride risks and supports bands in water, while the environmental. Protection agency is rebuing its standards based on new studies. This can check the utility's new website for details, as this shift wraps up a long

1:02debate on water additives in the region. From your city, powered by AI, this is Birmingham News Today.